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Dec 12, 2017 · Watch real footage of Apache attack helicopters in action during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Learn about the pilots, the missions and the challenges they faced from the directors and the crew.
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- David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud
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Learn about the Apache, a group of culturally related tribes that speak variations of the Athapascan language and are of the Southwest cultural area. Explore their origins, myths, legends, wars, and resistance against the Spanish and American expansion.
- The Mythic Origins of Geronimo Before He Led The Apache
- Mexican Forces Kill Geronimo’s Family — and He Seeks Vengeance
- Geronimo, The Fearless Warrior
- The Apache War Against Mexican and American Troops
- The Surrender and Imprisonment of Geronimo
- American Exploitation of Indigenous People
- The Last Days of Geronimo and The Legacy That Endures
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Geronimo — whose given name was Goyaałé or Goyathlay, meaning “the one who yawns” — was born in No-Doyohn Canyon in June 1829. The canyon was then part of Mexico but is now near where Arizona and New Mexico meet. Before the Bedonkohe leader led the Apaches to defend their homeland against the encroaching United States, Geronimo was a mere child bor...
In the summer of 1858, Geronimo changed. The mild-mannered, peaceful man turned into a warrior hellbent on revenge. It all happened when his tribe journeyed to a Mexican town called Kaskiyeh. While the men would go into town during the day to trade with the locals, the women and children would stay at the camp while a few men stood guard. But one d...
The Apache leader was in deep mourning when he heard a voice assuaging his concerns about the dangers of retribution. By his own account, he was comforted and told the enemy’s weapons wouldn’t touch him — that he’d be safe, should he seek out revenge. “No gun can ever kill you,” the voice told him. “I will take the bullets from the guns of the Mexi...
The California Gold Rush brought an intense influx of Americans to the west. From the late 1840s to the 1860s, hundreds of thousands migrated to California and neighboring regions to try their luck mining gold, silver, and copper. Many settled in New Mexico — on Apache lands, including those of Geronimo and his fellow Apache leader Cochise. When wa...
Outraged at the wit and gall of Geronimo and his escape, U.S. Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles grabbed 5,000 soldiers — a quarter of the Army — and hunted the escapee and his 17 Apache brethren through the Rocky and Sierra Madre Mountains. When inevitable surrender (or death) loomed, Geronimo displayed a sense of character that has long since defined his...
Geronimo quickly became a celebrity of the Apache Wars, as Anglo-Americans saw Natives like him as nothing more than a savage or a shackled ape — something to make money off of. His involuntary career as an item on display began in 1898 when he made an appearance at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exhibition in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1904, he ...
Geronimo hoped to convince President Theodore Roosevelt to let him and the Apaches return home to the Southwest. He had even converted to the Dutch Reformed Church — Roosevelt’s church — in 1903 to get on his good side. And though he did attend the president’s second inauguration in 1905, and met with the president afterward, he was denied the requ...
Learn about Geronimo, the legendary Apache leader who fought against U.S. and Mexican forces for decades. Discover his origins, his family tragedy, his battles, and his capture.
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2 days ago · Geronimo (born June 1829, No-Doyohn Canyon, Mex.—died Feb. 17, 1909, Fort Sill, Okla., U.S.) was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache, who led his people’s defense of their homeland against the military might of the United States.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Apache Wars were a series of armed conflicts between the United States Army and various Apache tribal confederations fought in the southwest between 1849 and 1886, though minor hostilities continued until as late as 1924.
- 1849-1924
- American victory
- Southwestern United States
Sep 15, 2017 · Apache Warrior Trailer #1 (2017): Check out the new trailer directed by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud! Be the first to watch, comment, and share Indie trailers, clips, and featurettes ...
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Sep 26, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Cochise, a powerful leader of the Chiricahua Apache tribe in the 19th century U.S. southwest. Explore his early years, military career, marriage, family, and conflicts with the Mexicans and Americans.
