Geronimo

Geronimo

Go Khla Yeh, "One Who Yawns", named Geronimo by the Mexican Army, was a dedicated Apache warrior. When one speaks of Indian war heroes, Geronimo is many times the first name uttered, especially when it comes down to pride, integrity, and the will for justice. He was born in No-doyohn Canyon, Arizona, in the year of 1829, as the grandson of an Nedni Apache chief. This Position was forfeited as his father married out of the tribe. As a young teen, his father passed away, thus the young Geronimo took his mother under his wing and was forced to find residence elsewhere, and fled to live with relatives.
This actually fleeing was a prominent transitional stage in the life of Geronimo. To gain admittance, Geronimo was ordered to lead   a series of novice raids on the caravans of "White Eyes" (this being the nickname for Caucasian settlers). Because of the Gold Rush, masses of pioneers migrated across Apache land, and the Northern Apache weren't too keen to letting the "gold infatuated" colonists desecrate their land. These strategic attacks, in 1848, were vital because they in a way spurred on a rebellious fire which was present in their hearts, and gave them confidence in the sense that the white man was defeatable. On the other hand, these attacks did pose a negative threat on Geronimo's clan particularly because they began to get regarded as troublesome, thus causing undue attention from the federal government.
In 1850, tragedy hit Janos and Geronimo's faction of the Apache tribe. While the men of the tribe were away at a village trading furs and blankets, Mexican cavalry massacred Geronimo's entire family, including his wife, 3 children, and mother. The whole camp had been looted and defiled. Forced to leave the bodies to rot in the open sun, the Chief Mangus-Colorado told the survivors to seek refuge in Arizona. This again was another turning point in the life of the Apache warrior. Basically left with nothing else to live for, Geronimo's viewpoint took a drastic...