Geronimo's Life Story || Apache Mexican American Wars || Native American History Documentary

Geronimo is probably the most famous Apache chief and one of the most known Native Americans in history.
Born as Goyahkla (“The One Who Yawns”), he was part of the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Geronimo is best known for leading Apache resistance and wars against Mexico and the United States.
He was a medicine man and a warrior.
The history of the Apache tribes is a complicated one. They are Native American people who lived in the American southwest and Mexican north.
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Pontiac's war, the story of Joseph Brant, the battle of batoche

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[@gillisBR549]

Could you cover some of NC early tribes, Tuscarora, etc ??

[@nancyswass119]

I would like to see you "tackle" things like "who were Geronimos parents? And their parents ? Their heritage was stolen when Europeans came and whole generations were wiped out.

[@gillisBR549]

Those last 37 Chiricahua, that held out against 5000 plus soldiers, should have been left to live in peace on their homelands…

[@ewellfossum]

Geronimo gets alot of praise for his warrior abilities, but he left my great great great grandfather Victorio hanging in Tres Castillos. This is the battle Terazzas killed Victorio, Geronimo ran when Bi-duye commanded all warriors to fight so the women and children could escape. I know my history very well and many Chiricahua in prison had bitter feelings towards him, i grew up with Geronimo's great grandsons, 7 of them here in Mescalero Apache reservation. I am a great great great grandson of Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache chief's Victorio, Mangas Coloradas, and Loco. I am also a great great grandson of Chiricahua Apache US Scouts Charles Martine Sr and Paul Guydelkon Sr. My grandmother Evelyn Martine was the last Chiricahua Apache born as a US prisoner of war in Ft Sill, Oklahoma in 1912.

[@claydobbins9342]

I don't know much about the Indigenous People's history, and/or, as much as I should, but this was interesting and so was your comment.

[@ewellfossum]

There's a book titled "Apache Mothers and Daughters ", written by Ruth Boyer and Narcissus Gayton. Narcissus was my grandmother Evelyn's first cousin. Evelyn is the baby on the cover, and my mother is in the family tree, Ivora.

[@claydobbins9342]

@@ewellfossum I will get the book you recommended.

[@karieanne25]

This is an amazing comment. Thank you for this reply. You should write a book. I would be very interested in reading it. We need to know all sides🙏

[@ewellfossum]

@karieanne25 I have been contemplating the wisdom and many stories told by my great grandfather George Martine who along with his wife Lillian Mangas were prisoners of war. Lillian passed in 1935 leaving my grandmother Evelyn the matriarch. My mother is the last full blood Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache in our line. Her parents were cousins both being descended from Mangas Coloradas, Evelyn from Carl Mangas and grandpa Ashley Guydelkon from Seth Mooda. Carl and Seth were sons of Mangas Coloradas.

[@keithfaulk1354]

Much respect for the Indians from back then!! Proud to live!! Proud to die!! Fearless people that spoke the truth!!❤️

[@IndigenousHistoryNow]

Great video! It’s nice seeing another Indigenous American history channel doing so well!

[@TabsAdvocating4BrknFamilies]

❤🎉❤❤🎉

[@vegar6013]

My greatest example of all times. Wish we had leaders like him nowadays.

[@christimmerman6887]

Eve Ball authored a great book concerning Victorio. She lived in Ruidoso, NM for some time and once some of the Mescalero Apache trusted her, they began to relay past stories to her while she recorded them.

[@teresafernandez9849]

I'm Mexican, and my family in Mexico, occasionally talk about the hard time the Mexican government gave to the Apache and the Yaquis. Mexican president and government,until recently,was a puppet for the USA. However one of the first things the current president of Mexico did, was apologize to the Natives for any harm and injustice in the past. It doesn't make it disapear, but noble grace from a Nation's leader, helps to go forward.

[@kenneth9874]

Don't blame your faults and problems on the US, they are your own creations.

[@MichaelOBrien71]

Yea apologizing looks weak. The British who I can’t stand they started apologizing for what they did and they look pathetic now. People respect strength not weakness

[@teresafernandez9849]

@@MichaelOBrien71 This took courage to apologize. The Chinese and Natives moved on from slavery very quickly, some ppl stay bitter. The only thing that should come from great misfortune, are valuable life lessons.

[@user-to3hl4sb1w]

He was a great leader who was only fighting for his way of life an his home lands for his people.White eyes could never leave anyone alone but wanted there land which they got in the end.​@@teresafernandez9849

[@jsandoval3226]

I don’t know if it’s lazy and inconvenient to make a distinction between Mexican people and Mexican government. But such a great distinction between being accurate when referring to American and groups of settler, soldier, government, pioneer, Mormon, etc

[@steffenrosmus9177]

My favorite t-shirt when passing the US immigration: a picture of Geronimo on it and "Homeland Security, we fighting terrorism since 1492" written under it.

[@jamalydude]

I remember those from back in the day I had one, got it on vacation in Arizona with my family in early 2000s

[@ronaldwinfield307]

I learned many facts about Geronimo I had not previously known. In my book collection I own 3 biographies of Geronimo.

[@VeteranWayne]

The relentless persecution of the Native Americans is saddening.

[@embersuhnuhk346]

The predators in America's culture that preyed upon the Apache, & other tribes, were the most despicable form of humanity. Geronimo never should have surrendered. He should have kept fighting until killed. Geronimo was right. The US government did not negotiate in good faith. And had no intent to honor the treaties. The US government today is no better.

[@matthewmann8969]

This war was between Hispanics(Most Mestizos And Pardos) And Amerindians though yeah.

[@jonmeek3879]

They got lied to and harassed by everyone

[@germanbg6223]

Interesting story that should never be forgotten❗️

[@cydkriletich6538]

The history of Native Americans after the arrival Europeans is tragic. They were an ancient culture, having lived here for thousands upon thousands of years. But, once the white man and his Manifest Destiny philosophy decided to “tame” them, they were wiped out in a few number of years. Thank you for this video.

[@adrianaslund8605]

I see you meant "ancient" but it got autocorrected to "anxiety".

[@cydkriletich6538]

@@adrianaslund8605 Yes, thank you! I’ll change that. My 75 yr. old brain cannot keep up with these auto features! (Speaking of being ancient! 👵🏼😁)

[@adrianaslund8605]

@@cydkriletich6538 It happens to me to! Once a phone message sent in my native language reading "Im going to meet up with(my friend's name) in any case..." got Autocorrected to "I'm going to meet up with (my friend) you f'ing nutcase..." except it didn't abbreviate the f word.

[@cydkriletich6538]

@@adrianaslund8605 😂😂😂😂😂 OMG! That’s gotta be the best (ie, worst!) one I’ve heard!

[@MachaeraMX]

Replace "Europeans" with "anglos" then you are rigth

[@LebowskiDudeful]

You have no idea how inspirational this story can be to a Finn who has Sámi heritage

[@ewellfossum]

I'm a Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache and I am also Norwegian, Menominee and Badriver Ojibwe from Wisconsin.

[@gillisBR549]

Pure admiration and respect for Goyahkla !!

[@davidmcgahan5328]

Love your channel thanks for the enjoyment. God bless you.

[@armann04]

You forgot the Apache often fought each other since they were not one people they are six separate tribes Chiricahua Mescalero Jicarilla White Mountain (Western Apache) Lipan Kiowa (Plains Apache) unrelated to the other Kiowa tribe

[@christiorca4432]

Do realize that even today there are familiy friction and fighting...hell many dont even talk today...I have an uncle.that is all kiowa and will say he doesnt like Apaches...😂❤ Family love!!

[@ewellfossum]

Geronimo was born in the Gila wilderness in the Bedonkohe lands of southwest New Mexico.

[@_Fighta_]

As a Mexican I can kinda see one of these older women in the video being my grandma they look a lot like us honestly.

[@theejayzeeable]

Mexicanos do not look the same, dummy.

[@christiorca4432]

I ❤ him! He went thru so much but was such a warrior for the Apache people. Breaks my ❤ that the government never allowed him to come back home to Az and even burried in Oklahoma...ugg!

[@deedeewinfrey3181]

I would be interested in the participation of natives in the Battle of Kings mountain in south Carolina. I know about the over mountain men because of my heritage but my native ancestors participated in the battle which changed the direction of the Revolutionary war. It's been lost to history. Great video I watched it 3 times. Thanks.🙂

[@3coins.]

My father told me of Geronimo.

[@ryanlawrence9010]

Amazing

[@cannowuppass8214]

Sounds like Geronimo knew a little bit about remote viewing.

[@RandyStIves]

Geronimo Remembered Forever Till Buffalo Roam Over Rome Again!!! Life and history and patterns happen in cycles. Polarity and Hermeticism

[@RandyStIves]

Revenge circumvents with karma. Not out of joy or pride but because Life is Life, Love is Love, for love to exists, so does hate, polarity, if not understood will keep one stuck in path.

[@sannemaras7801]

Thank you for sharing this

[@joseenoel8093]

Hi from Montreal! I always wondered why everyone speaks Spanish, now I know! Obliviation at its best, very sad!

[@georgetarbutton8752]

I personally knew his great granddaughter. She resided in Delaware County Pennsylvania.

[@robinantonio8870]

Lots of the comments here are just wrong and attention seeking.

[@micahistory]

interesting video, i had heard of him but knew nothing about his life

[@shanep2879]

Thank you🥂

[@wbarney59]

True bad ass. When men were men

[@MarvinNicholson823]

Nothing but respect for that Man (Warrior)👍

[@SleepyFlowerPot-xr6uu]

He is supposed to be part of my family

[@loriporopat6343]

Great one :)

[@pittbuhkannan3171]

The Native Tribes had war with white men and Mexicans...Never Givin Up MUCH LOVE FOR MY BRAVE NATIVE ANCESTORS❤❤❤❤❤❤ And they say Black Americans was most hated🤔🤔🤔🤔 They Should've Left Us ALONE And...

[@Futuristbillpicone]

Looks like my late Grandfather may him and Geronimo rest in peace.

[@Phatarino]

where are you sources?

[@rdf4315]

Always wonder what happened to geronimo's kids and is his bloodline still around?

[@Hero.pheonix]

No doubt still around im descendant from two great chiefs myself sitting bull and quanah parker

[@rdf4315]

@@Hero.pheonix now that is cool and Sitting Bull has easily the coolest name I've ever heard along with geronimo's, we need to get a statue of Sitting Bull ASAP.

[@jaycobthompson1253]

@@rdf4315my family has Geronimos war bonnet it’s kinda crazy but cool😂

[@Fires755]

Thank you for the video, love Geronimo!! My heart goes out to all of you!!!

[@CCinthesaddle]

On a reservation from hell.

[@ginakelley749]

GERONIMO!!!!👍👍👍

[@creaturecaldwell9858]

👍

[@joesilva9380]

I’m your blood your clan we’re the runway natives from the revolt of 1680 my great grandmother is nana Geronimo my great grandfather Chavez Chavez never went back to our lands stayed in Lincoln never Mexico where we still live not enrolled and don’t want to be I’m almost 70 year old Pinwee and Apache Live near my Mescalero brothers most of my brothers passed Aho Never heard that story thanks

[@armann04]

Also Geronimo wasn’t a chief it was Delgadito who succeeded Mangas after his death

[@creaturecaldwell9858]

I thought Nana was chief somewhere in there

[@armann04]

@@creaturecaldwell9858 Nana became chief of Warms springs band of Chiricahua after Victorio death

[@ewellfossum]

Nana became chief, I'm a direct descendant of Seth Mooda and Carl Mangas, Victorio, and Loco. Also Chiricahua Apache scouts Charles Martine Sr and Paul Guydelkon Sr.

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

no one can see into the future except Jesus

[@yourangelinfleshorsackclot1523]

it was your free will choice to be blinded ... WE dont know you ...

[@yourangelinfleshorsackclot1523]

ps sheople ... "geronimo" was also referred to as the honorable prophet Jeremiah ... pss ... "Jesus will return in a "crown" of white feathers" bible codex = war chief/chief of earth Jesus will return in a headress of white feathers ... he is "germanic"/aramaic/aramaic Cherokee too ... but not an aramaic Cherokee or hebrew Hopi israelite ... he met with moses in the "americas" ...

[@arturonorte3501]

Gerónimo was not born in Arizona, that is a lie, he was born in the town of Arizpe state of Sonora México. My parents hometown near Chihuahua city was basically whipped out by an Apache raid. The Mexican army did in fact kill Gerónimo's family, but the US army almost erased that tribe from their land never keeping ANY of thf so called treaties as they did with most other native American tribes, relegating them to so called "reservations" were they still to this date live in very poor conditions and robbed of their land and most of their heritage and pride. US historians always blame "others" for their evil deeds, even to this date, we all know how they do it. Many brave Apache scouts that served the US army for years and others were at the end sent to Florida, effectively getting them out of the way for full invasion land grabs destruction of their hunting grounds by slaughtering millions of bisons, main staple of Indian survival. If you are going to tell a story tell it straightforward honestly and above all truthfully.

[@MariaGasca-Reyes]

I can't trust a white man talking about Native Americans they always twist things into there own version.

[@angelinathedrifter]

❤💯👍

[@beadcutter8644]

I really don't think anyone knows the exact date of Geronimo's birth.

[@luckyholden4324]

His name in Apache means “the wise/intelligent one” and not “the yawning one”, like is said in the video.

[@tommygamba170]

Old Mexico is the United States

[@GD30.06]

??

[@MariaGasca-Reyes]

The South Westren The Aztecs were originally from Utah

[@Dr.JHIrons]

Geronimo sold out in the end… 😔

[@williammartin4368]

Enemies forever 🤍🇺🇲💪

[@buckskin64]

Geronimo was a brutal salve owner!

[@HaiNguyen-ii6bx]

The Apache put an end to the Spanish Invasion of The Americas.....

[@yourangelinfleshorsackclot1523]

Yeka ho ... I AM Heyoka seekr (696) ... a mountain lion spirit elect of the tribe of judah ... bloodline to Geronimo ... also referred to as the honorable prophet Jeremiah ... I AM to be the last "dogman" warrior of Judah ...

[@jimbeyerl875]

The Apaches were thieves and murders. They weren't just thieves and murders against Mexican. They were thieves and murders against other tribes and whites. Geronimo was the worse of the worse. He was especially brutal to his own people. This is a very slanted video.

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

why couldnt they integrate with the europeans

[@UmQasaann]

Just deport these white colonizers back to Europe where they came from.

[@Icarusdecending82]

He looks like someone's grandma.

[@issenvan1050]

Geronimo’S?..

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[@矢村]

🐂🐏🏹🏞️

[@markbrown375]

Brig Gen. Stand Watie (CSA) principal Chief native American Slave ownership Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole "Five dollar Indian"

[@marineli4904]

"Promosm"

[@Whoyouwishyouwere]

First😊

[@elyaqui5324]

Ugh Geronimo was born in Sonora, the apaches he was part of where from Sonora. The Spanish had serious problems with the injins of the North then Mexicans And then the Anglo. You should teach us about the trail of tears. I wouldn't doubt if fed us some dog S#$T and trll us they were Tears of Joy cause the Anglo saved them. 👌🏽🫵🏽

[@MariaGasca-Reyes]

He forgot to mention during the Trail Of tears many Cherokee migrated into Northern Mexico . Many Northern Mexician have Apache Comanche Blood .

[@UmQasaann]

Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Catecahassa,.Tecumseh and Mishikinakwa are heroes fighting against the European invaders! 🦬🏹

[@aquabeast1059]

Geronimo was the most gangster native American. To ever have lived hands down. Too bad about 99% of today's society doesn't operate like that hey brother sit on their phone and send hateful text messages and wish people to go to jail . Let me have values of virtues and morals and a strong code of honor. Rest in peace Geronimo

[@aquabeast1059]

I am the son of world war II Normandy veteran. My ancestors fought for the North and the south. So what do you want You want a cookie.

[@ryanlawrence9010]

Amazing