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Jun 20, 2017 · Indeed, Geronimo’s people regarded him as not only a strong war leader but also an accomplished medicine man, or shaman. Anthropologist Morris Edward Opler, who interviewed elderly Chiricahuas in the 1930s, believed Geronimo “was not a chief in the accepted Chiricahua sense of the term.”
While well-known, Geronimo was not a chief of the Bedonkohe band of the Central Apache but a shaman, as was Nokay-doklini among the Western Apache. [3] [4] However, since he was a superb leader in raiding and warfare, he frequently led large numbers of 30 to 50 Apache men.
Oct 29, 2009 · Geronimo (1829-1909), an American Apache chieftain, kneels with a rifle in his hands in 1887. Geronimo stands with other Apache warriors, women and children shortly before his surrender to General ...
Nov 18, 2019 · Geronimo with his band of Chiricahua Apache warriors in the Sierra Madre mountains, circa 1886. There are, of course, more earthly explanations for how Geronimo eluded capture for 25 years even as ...
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Feb 7, 2024 · A fearless warrior and shaman of the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache, Geronimo stood up against American forces throughout the late 19th century. He led the most storied Native American resistance in the Wild West, fighting Mexican and American incursion, but lived his last 23 years as a prisoner of war.
He learned hunting, horsemanship, and warfare skills from experienced warriors. Although Geronimo was not a hereditary chief, his reputation grew to great heights among Chiricahua because of his skill and the bravery he exhibited in countless actions against the Mexicans and Americans. The Apaches eventually came to regard him as a shaman.
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Mar 7, 2018 · Though the shaman, Geronimo often served as the Chiricahua's spokesman as the chief, his brother-in-law Juh, had a speech impediment. In 1876, the Chiricahua Apache were forcibly moved to the San Carlos reservation in eastern Arizona. Fleeing with a band of followers, Geronimo raided into Mexico but was soon arrested and returned to San Carlos.
