The gap remains.

The most important recognition for Lozen is the recognition that the Apache people have always given her — the specific memory of a specific person, preserved across generations, that kept her story alive through the decades when the outside world was not paying attention.

That recognition is the foundation on which everything else builds.

The outside world’s recognition — the books, the articles, this article — is secondary.

It matters because it extends the circle of people who know her name and her story.