"Geronimo is said to have had magical powers.
He could see into the future,
walk without creating footprints and even hold off the
dawn to protect his
own. This Apache Indian warrior and his band of
37 followers defied federal
authority for more than 25 years."

Quotes from Geronimo

"I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and
sheltered by the trees as
other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people
began to speak badly
of me. Now I can eat well, sleep wells and be glad.
I can go everywhere with
a good feeling.

The soldiers never explained to the government
when an Indian was wronged
but reported the misdeeds of the Indians. We took
an oath not to do any
wrong to each other or to scheme
against each other.

I cannot think that we are useless or God would
not have created us. There
is one God looking down on us all. We are all the
children of one God. The
sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to
what we have to say.

When a child, my mother taught me to kneel and
pray to Use for strength,
health, wisdom and protection. Sometimes we prayed
in silence, sometimes
each one prayed aloud; sometimes an aged
person prayed for all of us... and
to Use.

I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free
and there was nothing to
break the light of the sun. I was born where
there were no enclosures."

To the Apaches, Geronimo embodied the very
essence of the Apache values,
aggressiveness, and courage in the face of difficulty.
These qualities
inspired fear in the settlers of Arizona
and New Mexico. The Chiricahuas
were mostly migratory following the seasons,
hunting and farming. When food
was scarce, it was the custom to raid
neighboring tribes. Raids and
vengeance were an honorable way of life
among the tribes of this region