. Geronimo's story of his life . , ^^ho was my 13 GERONIMO companion in arms, is now my companionin bondage. To the south and west of us lived theNed-ni Apaches. Their chief was Whoa,called by the Mexicans Capitan were our firm friends. The land ofthis tribe lies partly in Old Mexico andpartly in Arizona.^ Whoa and I oftencamped and fought side by side as enemies were his enemies, my friends hisfriends. He is dead now, but his son Asa isinterpreting this story for me. Still the four tribes (Bedonkohe, Cho-konen, Chihenne, and Nedni), who were fastfriends in the days of
. Geronimo's story of his life . , ^^ho was my 13 GERONIMO companion in arms, is now my companionin bondage. To the south and west of us lived theNed-ni Apaches. Their chief was Whoa,called by the Mexicans Capitan were our firm friends. The land ofthis tribe lies partly in Old Mexico andpartly in Arizona.^ Whoa and I oftencamped and fought side by side as enemies were his enemies, my friends hisfriends. He is dead now, but his son Asa isinterpreting this story for me. Still the four tribes (Bedonkohe, Cho-konen, Chihenne, and Nedni), who were fastfriends in the days of freedom, cling to-gether as they decrease in number. Only thedestruction of all our people would dissolveour bonds of friendshij?. 1 The boundary lines established at different times be-tween Mexico and the United States did not conform tothe boundary lines of these Apache tribes, of course, andthe Indians soon saw and took advantage of the inter-national questions arising from the conflicting interests ofthe two governments. 14. Naiche (Natches), son t)f Cohise. Hereditary chief of the Chirieahua Apaches. Naiche was Geroninios Ueutenant during the protracted wars in Arizona THE APACHE TRIBE We are vanishing from the earth, yet Icannot think we are useless or Usen wouldnot have created us. He created all tribesof men and certainly had a righteous pur-pose in creating each. For each tribe of men Usen created Healso made a home. In the land created forany particular tribe He placed whateverwould be best for the welfare of thattribe. When Usen created the Apaches He alsocreated their homes in the West. He gaveto them such grain, fruits, and game as theyneeded to eat. To restore their health whendisease attacked them He made many differ-ent herbs to grow. He taught them where tofind these herbs, and how to prepare themfor medicine. He gave them a pleasant cli-mate and all they needed for clothing andshelter was at hand. Thus it was in the beginning: the Apachesand their homes each
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