Geronimo

Geronimo (1829–1909) was a Bedonkohe leader of the Apache Chiracahua tribe. He orchestrated one of the last militarized Native American uprisings against the United States government, defending his tribe’s native lands for over twenty-five years. Born in No-Doyohn Canyon, New Mexico, he spearheaded raids in the Southwest until he surrendered to US troops in 1886. He documented his life in Geronimo’s Story of His Life in 1905. S. M. Barrett, superintendent of education in Lawton, Oklahoma, was best known for dictating the life of Geronimo.