In 1856, an 18-year-old girl arrived at Fort Yuma, California. Her name
was Olive Oatman, and after years of captivity with the Mojave, she was
being traded to her brother
for beads, blankets, and a white horse. The white crowd cheered as she
reunited with her family. But Olive Oatman’s return was marked by
suspicion and doubt, just as
her face was marked with a distinctive blue Mojave tattoo...
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