Geronimo

AKA: Goyaałé
Date of birth:16. 06. 1829
Date of death:17. 02. 1909
Age:79† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Native American
Era:1800s
State:Oklahoma
Support
Indigenous Sovereignty
Geronimo

Biography

Chiricahua Apache leader of the last major Indigenous armed resistance to U.S. expansion in the Southwest. Surrendered to General Nelson Miles on September 4, 1886 after years of guerrilla resistance to forced relocation. Imprisoned by the U.S. Army for 23 years as a prisoner of war — first at Fort Pickens (Florida), then Mount Vernon Barracks (Alabama), then Fort Sill (Oklahoma) where he died on February 17, 1909. Never permitted to return to his Arizona homeland.

Case

Fort Pickens / Mount Vernon Barracks / Fort Sill
Charges: No criminal charges — held as a prisoner of war by the U.S. Army following surrender
Arrested: Sep 4, 1886
Released: Feb 17, 1909
Sentence: 23 years as a U.S. Army prisoner of war; died in custody at Fort Sill, OK February 17, 1909.
Institution State: Oklahoma