Chiricahua

In 1885, the United States government found themselves facing a dilemma in the American Southwest. Years of raiding by some members of the Chiricahua Apache under the leadership of the famed leader Geronimo finally reached its climax and subsequent conclusion. Geronimo and his band of Apache warriors surrendered, and they were promptly incarcerated at Fort Bowie, Arizona. Consequently, the United States Government faced a dilemma on how best to manage the incarcerated Apaches and how to ensure that

Cochise was a Native American who fought in the west. He was born in 1805. He became the leader of the Chiricahuas and fought with the Americans until he was moved to a reservation in 1872. Cochise was a brave man and in 1874 Cochise died in a prison. He signed a treaty for his tribe and he would stay there in 1772. Cochise was a very brave man. He was the leader of the Chiricahuas. He was once arrested because he was accused of kidnapping a rancher's son in 1861. Nobody really knew if

of the United States’ inhumanity and the contradiction of their proclamation of Natural Rights towards the Natives of North America. As government officials in Washington received reports of conflict from the “Chiricahua reservation, they saw this as an excellent excuse to move the Chiricahuas to San Carlos, … a gravelly flat [where] rain was so infrequent that it took on the semblance of a phenomenon when it came at all”(393). The continuous movement of Indian tribes from reservation to reservation

East Turkey Creek is located in southeast Arizona in the Chiricahua Mountains along the New Mexico border. The Chiricahua Mountain Range is one of the largest Sky Islands in the Sky Island region of the United States with a total area greater than 140,000 ha and elevations ranging from approximately 1,100 to 2975 m. East Turkey Creek is located on the eastern side of the Chiricahua Mountain Range and flows northeast from its spring source in Rustler Park towards the town of Paradise, AZ before fully

The Apache Indians are a nomadic Native American tribe that mainly abided in the Southwestern states of the United States such as Arizona (Western & Chiricahua Apache), Texas (Lipan Apache), New Mexico (Chiricahua, Mescalero & Jicarilla Apache) and Oklahoma (Plains Apache.) The tribe is traditionally believed to have pioneered from Asia to North America in the early 1500’s. However, the Apache, similar to other Native American tribes, was not fully recognized and discovered until many years

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee describes the challenges and trials the Native Americans faced against the United States government. Brown describes the brutal murders between the United States government and the Native Americans. The attempts at peace were overpowered by the lies and betrayal. The United States government wanted to place the Native Americans in a desolate location of their choosing. These locations were called “reservations.” The Indians were not happy about being exiled to a certain

Let me tell you about a man named Geronimo. Geronimo was an Apache Indian, and maybe one of the most famous Indians of the 19th century. He was born in No-Doyohn Canyon in 1829. He had many tragic events in his life, his capture and escape, the killing of his family, the many wars he fought in, his surrender, etc. Since the killing of his family Geronimo seeked revenge against the Spanish Government. He attacked Spanish troops multiple times in his life until his surrender to U.S. troops in 1886

My family immigration story involves a lot of typical topics and a few hardships which people may not expect. By my generation, we have become accepted as White. However, both of my grandmothers had mixed ancestry. On my father’s side, my grandfather’s grandfather moved to the United States in the late 1800’s from Germany. This was just before the federal government took over the immigration process. An American company had advertised in his town that they should move to the United States. Fishman

in American History, Volume 2 (New York City: Pearson Education, Inc., 2015), Page 80] people, the white settlers felt uneasy about the fact that they lived in such close proximities to the tribes and that if some of the tribes (particularly, the Chiricahua and the Warm Springs bands of the Apaches group) were removed, they would feel safer and that the removal of the tribes would have a positive and tranquil impact on their territories and industries as they believed the American Indians were “at

 What happened to the Apaches who agreed to settle on reservations? What incentives were  they offered?  8. ​ they were placed against each other and some went on the be in the US Army   9.  When agent John Clum delivered the news about the move to San Carlos to the Chiricahua  people, how did Geronimo respond? How was Clum double­crossed?  9. ​ he said to give them a little time and that they would move to San Carlos without a fight.  Geronimo and his men killed the dogs so they wouldn’t give them away and they left