Red Warriors: Tushka Homma

History casts a long, bloody shadow. For Native women, violence is a devastating reality; murder rates are ten times the national average, making it the third leading cause of death for young women and girls. This brutal truth haunts the Chickamauga people, whose history includes a forgotten 1777 massacre near Nickajack where women and children were slaughtered. In 2024, the echoes of this past resurface as four Chickamauga women, the Tushka Homma (Red Warriors), find themselves linked by disturbing dreams of the massacre.

Their spiritual journey takes a dark turn when a Cheveyo (Spirit Warrior) calls upon them. This spirit is the restless soul of Pauline Adair Walker, a fellow tribal member murdered in 2017, another victim of the violence plaguing Native women. The Red Warriors must confront this legacy of violence, both past and present, to unmask Pauline’s killer and expose a truth buried for centuries.

The ancestors are watching. The Cheveyo has returned. Justice awaits.

Patti Lynn was born in 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Patti is a proud member of the Chickamauga Nation tribe and brings historical information regarding her tribe while sharing ancient beliefs and customs with the reader.

In 1989, she achieved the job of a lifetime as a federal investigator. Patti served as a special agent for the Federal Aviation Administration for over twenty-eight years. She received innumerable awards for her investigative achievements. In addition, she wrote, developed, and instructed courses in the subject matter of investigations and analysis of statements made by interviewees.

Patti is honored to dedicate this book to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women organization to support their efforts to reduce the horrific number of murders and missing person cases against Native women.