Two Navajo Women Scouts

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While checking about 4,500 military records from the Indian Wars, David C’de Baca came across the names of two Navajo women – Mexicana Chiquito (whose given name was Nal-Kai) and Muchacha – who were enlisted as Army Scouts by the 20th Regiment, U.S. Infantry, at Fort Wingate. The records indicated that Mexicana Chiquito, 24, served from May 24, 1886, to Oct. 11, 1886. Muchacha, 21, served from May 26, 1886, to Oct. 11, 1886.

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