pima indians

In the Arizona Territory in 1868, thirteen-year-old Charlotte, after escaping from a stagecoach being attacked by Indians, finds shelter and is befriended by an elderly Pima Indian woman who helps her gain a new sense of herself and her abilities to survive in a new land.

Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Pima and Maricopa Indians.

Presents a reprint of the original text published in 1959 of the author's recollections growing up in the Southwestern United States as a member of the Pima Indian tribe.