Geronimo
Geronimo,
an Apache chief born in Arizona,
became famous in the late 19th century for his impressive
resistance to forced reservation life.
When
the United States government attempted to move the
Chiricahua Apache people to San Carlos Reservation
from their traditional home, Geronimo began a series
of periodic raids on white settlements that lasted
ten years.
He
escaped from federal authority several times, but
in September 1886 he surrendered for the last time.
Federal troops then moved the Apache and many other
tribes to Oklahoma Territory.
Geronimo
died in 1909 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, three years after
he published his
memoirs.
National
Archives
"Geronimo"
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