description: Lone Woman of Ghalas-hat is the true story of Juana Maria, the Nicoleno Indian mother whose sensitive and deeply moving experience was popularized in "The Island of the Blue Dolphin". Juana Maria was a young Indian mother on San Nicolas island off the Santa Barbara shore in 1835 when her people were removed from the island by boat. Finding her baby missing as the boat departed, she dove into the sea and swam back to the island only to discover that the infant had perished. She was alone on the island presumed by the ship's crew to be lost at sea. She had no one to turn to for help and only her own ingenuity and cultural strengths to rely on as she adapted to her tragic setting. The Lone Woman of Ghalas-hat will touch your heart and help you better understand and appreciate our native American peoples, their heritage, and the difficult and trying times of pioneer days.
language: English
title: Lone Woman Of Ghalas Hat
titlecomplete: Lone Woman Of Ghalas Hat
genres: History
ratings_count: 13
publisher: California Weekly Explorer, Incorporated