RT by @mcampomenosi: A portrait of 10 chiefs, 1891

1. Standing Bull
2. Bear who looks back running
3. Has the big white horse
4. White tail
5. Liver bear
6. Little thunder
7. Bull dog
8. High hawk
9. Lame
10. Eagle pipe

The original caption of this photo reads: "Indian chiefs who counciled with Gen. Miles and settled the Indian War". In actuality, they negotiated with First Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood, but Miles was the one who took all the credit.

Gatewood was a West Point grad who had previously fought in the Indian Wars. Unlike most of his counterparts, Gatewood spent years learning about the Apache and their way of life; he even learned to speak their language. Gatewood eventually earned the respect of the Apache rebel leader, Geronimo, who surrendered to him peacefully under the terms that he would spend two years on a Florida reservation.

However, the U.S. did not uphold their side of the treaty and there was no intent of letting them go back to their native lands.

Geronimo spent the rest of his life as a prisoner of war. The U.S. government capitalized on his notoriety by parading him around at various events across the country. He made frequent appearances at fairs and Wild West exhibitions and was allowed to make some money by selling photos of himself. Geronimo died at a hospital in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1909. He was 79 years old.

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