He performed such daring feats that the Mexicans singled him out with As leader of the Apaches at Arispe in Sonora, Was reportedly given the name Geronimo by Mexican soldiers, althoughįew agree as to why. Juh, Geronimo's cousin Ishton, and Asa Daklugie were members of the
He was a Bedonkohe Apache (grandson of Mahko) by birthĪnd a Net'na during his youth and early manhood. In 1829 in what is today western New Mexico, but was then still Mexican , or Goyathlay ("one who yawns"), was born In the Apache cemetery at: Fort Sill, Oklahoma 17, 1909,Ī prisoner of war, unable to return to his homeland. Vernon barracks in Alabama, where about one quarter diedįrom tuberculosis and other diseases. One year later many of them were relocated Geronimo and over 300 of his fellow Chiricahuas were shipped Of only 16 warriors, 12 women, and 6 children. This Apache Indian warrior and his band of 37 followersĭefied federal authority for more than 25 years.įinal surrender in 1886 was the end of the last significant Indian It was said he could see into the future and walk without creatingįootprints. Because he fought against suchĭaunting odds and held out the longest, he became the most famousĪpache, and one of the most famous Native Americans of all.Īccording to legends, Geronimo is said to have had magical powers. Was the leader of the last American Indian fighting force formally I was born where there were no enclosures." On the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing toīreak the light of the sun. Sometimes we prayed in silence, sometimesĮach one prayed aloud sometimes an aged person prayed for all of The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to whatĪ child, my mother taught me to kneel and pray to Usen for strength, Think that we are useless or God would not have created us. We took an oath not toĭo any wrong to each other or to scheme against each other. Soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged,īut reported the misdeeds of the Indians. I was living peaceably when peopleīegan to speak bad of me. Was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the I am surrounded by little clouds, and as I go through the Where Yusun (The Supreme Being) will give me power to do wonderful The song tells how, as I sing, I go through the air to a holy place
This is a holy song (medicine-song), and great is its power. It has been handed down through generations and was taught to Song that I will sing is an old song, so old that none knows who made
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