Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)
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A medicine man who became the face of Apache resistance — not a chief, but the warrior whose breakouts and thirty-six-year campaign against U.S. and Mexican forces turned him into a symbol the government would later parade at fairs while holding him prisoner until death.
Goyaałé, "the one who yawns," was born into the Bedonkohe Apache in 1829 and spent nearly four decades raiding across Chihuahua, Sonora, New Mexico, and Arizona alongside fighters from three other Apache bands. The conflict intensified after 1848 when American expansion swallowed Apache land and forced reservation confinement on people used to moving freely. He led multiple breakouts starting in 1876, surrendered three times, and after an intense 1886 pursuit through northern Mexico finally gave himself up to Lt. Charles Bare Gatewood. Exiled to Florida with twenty-seven others to join the alr…
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In the beginning the world was covered with darkness. There was no sun, no day. The perpetual night had no moon or stars. There were, however, all manner of beasts and birds.
I cannot think we are useless or Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.
I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.
I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story.
Once I moved about like the wind. Now I surrender to you and that is all.
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