Geronimo
There is so much about Geronimo that is appealing as a story. Geronimo the Man was a brilliant personal leader; strong and proud, and immensely spiritual--a hero in the real sense. As Geronimo's exploits became daily fare in the newspapers, the American government's Indian policy became the popular subject of political debate in that time period that extended even to the President. Raids, counterraids, traps and ambushes, Geronimo proved himself a master tactician and more. Always, just when the end seemed near, Geronimo and his band would disappear like ghosts back into the canyons and mountains of the desert southwest. Across thousands of square miles of the Great American Desert, Geronimo, along with a handful of Apache men, women and children, would lead thousands of soldiers of two nations on bloody chase. Consistently outgunned and always outmanned, Geronimo's legend would grow as he continually overcame enormous odds, persistent government agents and Apache scouts recruited by the US Government. Geronimo has the distinction of being "the last American Indian to formally surrender to the United States government" (Davis et al 88) --but only after a long struggle.
Geronimo was born in June of 1829 in No-doyohn Cañon, Arizona. His tribal name was Goyathley, which means "one who yawns". Later in life he became known as Geronimo, "Little Jerome" As he learned to talk, his mother told him stories of the sun, moon, stars, wild beasts, and of Usen the "Great Spirit who made everything and should be worshipped" (Trimble165). When he was 8 or 9 years old he began hunting. He first learned to stalk deer by crawling long distances from bush ...
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...n of their modern identity. Money from the wool of their thousands of sheep is supplemented by income from their hundreds of gas and oil wells. Through steadfastness, strategy, and an understanding of business they have done well for themselves. They are brilliant business people with strong leaders. They have developed a multi-million dollar empire in the casino gaming business. "Indian gaming has become the industry that tribal governments can use to overturn 150 years of federal neglect. As of February, 1997, the National Indian Gaming Commission reported there are over 150 tribes using Gaming for economic support" (Powersource). These brave and heroic people fought to the death for their freedom and for their rights, and without a leader such as Geronimo, may never have won that fight for freedom.
The Apache Indians of North America prospered for years throughout Kansas, New Mexico, and Arizona. They were a religious society who believed in a “giver of life';. As any complex society today, The Apache had many inter-tribal differences, although the tribe as a whole was able to see through these conflicts. Women and the extended family played an important role in the society and also in the lives of young children. Groups of different extended families, called bands, often lived together and functioned democratically. The Apache also evolved as the coming of the white man changed their lives. These Indians became adept at using horses and guns, both introduced to them by the coming settlers. As with most Indian tribes in North America the lives of the Apache were destroyed as their life-blood, the buffalo were slaughtered by the whites. The Apache were forced into surrender after years of struggle. One leader, Geronimo, was especially hard for the whites to capture. After years of evading white soldiers Geronimo was taken to Florida and treated as a prisoner of war. Government sponsored assimilation saw English forced upon the Apache robbing them of their culture. In 1934 The Indian Recognition Act helped establish the Indian culture as a recognized way of life. This act gave the Apache land, which the Apache in turn used for ranching. The destruction of the Apache culture was not recoverable and saw the Apache lose much of their language.
“Geronimo: an American legend” is a story of an apache warrior who fought against the United States in order to preserve his peoples culture. The film starts off, ironically, with the first surrender of Geronimo. His people are sent to a reservation called turkey creek. On this reservation they were expected to become farmers that would produce mostly corn. However the apache where not harvesting enough to sustain their community and had to rely on government checks.
When the word “Native American” is mentioned, the first thing most people will think of is Indian gaming. As many people know, only Native Americans can conduct gaming while people from other ethnicity cannot. This leads to the belief that it is an indirect way for the American government to repay the tribal government for taking their lands. This is partially true. The right to conduct gaming on reservations begins with the Indian Gaming Regulation Act (IGRA). Since its establishment in 1988, hundreds of tribes are able to negotiate an agreement with the governments to operate casinos on reservation lands. However, this is not the only intention of IGRA. Although Congress says that the real purpose of IGRA is to allow Indians to open casinos so tribes can support themselves, it is merely a set of laws that limits the tribe’s right on gaming.
...se. The tribe is currently building many welfare programs, educational programs, establishing health benefits, plus laying aside money to distribute to the entire tribe. The money is currently collecting interest in a trust until the Bureau of Indian Affairs gives approval to a distribution plan. The lawsuits to reclaim the land have been put on hold. The Tigua are getting what they want through the casino. They are by choice quietly buying land that is legally theirs anyway. Though they are the rightful owners, the Tigua do not wish to make a big scene. They prefer to achieve economic independence on their own, hopefully reducing the chances of being taken advantage of again. Only six full-blooded Tigua remain, and they still plow and keep their traditional lands. They continue to teach children and grandchildren how to be Tigua.
Geronimo had a normal childhood for a Native American. He spent his years as a baby on the floor of his family’s teepee and sleeping in his tsoch, which is Apache for cradle. As he grew older, his mother taught him old Apache lore and his people’s religion. His father taught him the tales of courageous, legendary Apache warriors. When he grew old enough to help his parents work, he worked in his family’s field, raising and tending to crops.
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