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Geronimo  

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  • Geronimo (1829–1909; Gokhlayeh, Goyathlay), a Chiricahua shaman and war leader, resisted encroachment on his people's territory by conducting raids against settlers in Mexico and southern Arizona in the 1870s and 1880s. He was born and raised near the headwaters of the Gila River. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law; Geronimo]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QLB61RSD-9

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