A short explanation of the Apache Native
American Indian resistance that happened in
the Southwestern United States around the
1860s. There was an active slave trade in the
south west that most people are unaware of.
The western states were very important in the
Civil War for the North. Gold from California
and Silver from Nevada helped finance the war
against the South. The Indians were in the
path of the expanding valuable mineral hunt
and settlement. One tribe that fought this
expansion were the Apaches. First the
Mescalero and then the Chiricahua. The Apache
bands were led by Cochise, Victorio, the
Chiricahua band was led by famous Geronimo.
Geronimo led the most famous Native American
resistance and it cost the U.S. government
over $40 Million dollars to kill 100 Indians.
Geronimo was caught and forced to live in the
Southeast where many of the Apaches died.
Geronimo died as a captive in 1909 in
Oklahoma, far from his mountain home. The
speakers are Bob Haozous, a Chiricahua artist
and Grace McNeley a Navajo cultural leader. Tags :ApacheNativeAmericanIndianresistanceresistGeronimoChiricahuaNavajoslavetradeApaches
"Geronimo is said to have had magical powers.
He could see into the future, walk without
creating footprints and even hold off the
dawn to protect his own. This Apache Indian
warrior and his band of 37 followers defied
federal authority for more than 25 years. Tags :izdihamgeronimoapachefreedom