It is important because the recovery of remarkable individuals from underrepresented communities provides the role models and historical reference points that allow people from those communities to see themselves in the historical narrative.

Apache young people today, learning about Lozen, are learning about someone who looked like them, who shared their culture and language and tradition, and who achieved things of historical significance in conditions of extreme difficulty.

This kind of historical presence matters in ways that abstract claims about the importance of history cannot fully capture.

It is important because stories of people who refused to accept unjust treatment — who fought against powerful forces with the capabilities they had, who maintained their dignity and their commitment to their community against all odds — are stories that the present can learn from.

The specific historical circumstances of Lozen’s life are not replicable.