American Experience

We Shall Remain: Geronimo, Pt. 4 of 5

Born around 1820, Geronimo grew into a leading warrior and healer. But after his tribe was relocated to an Arizona reservation in 1872, he became a focus of the fury of terrified white settlers, and of the growing tensions that divided Apaches struggling to survive under almost unendurable pressures.

We Shall Remain: Apache Dance

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Oliver Enjady, former vice-president of the Mescalero Apache tribe, advised the Geronimo production team and dancers on the cultural significance of an Apache dance re-created for the film.

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    S21 E8 - 30s

    As the leader of the last Native American fighting force to capitulate to the U.S. government, Geronimo was seen by some as the perpetrator of unspeakable savage cruelties, while to others he was the embodiment of proud resistance.

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