For my biography I decided to look at the Native American war hero Geronimo.
Tribal Affiliation-
Geronimo was an Apache, belonging to the smallest band within the Chihuahua tribe, the Bedonkohe, which only had around 8,000 tribesman and women (Biograhpy.com,2015).
Childhood Experiences-
Geronimo was born in June of 1829 in No-Doyohn Canyon in Mexico (Biograhpy.com,2015). As a young boy he was a gifted hunter and, supposedly a the story goes, he ate the heart of his first kill to "ensure a life of success on the chase.", this is common practice as it shows that killing is not to be taken lightly as it shows that the kill is giving its life so you may live (Biograhpy.com,2015). At the age of 17 Geronimo led four successful raids on neighboring tribes and villages, at this time the Mexican government was offering money for the scalps of Apaches, this though did not deter Geronimo (Biograhpy.com,2015).
Contact with Europeans/Americans-
After the Mexican-American War in 1848 the united states began to take large areas of territory from Mexico, including Apache land (Biograhpy.com,2015). After gold was found in the Southwest many American settlers and miners moved int the area, which made tension between the U.S and Apaches grow (Biograhpy.com,2015). This caused increasing larger attacks on stage coaches and wagon trains (Biograhpy.com,2015).
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