Naiche was more than just a war chief. Naiche is best known as the last hereditary chief of the Chiricahua Apache. He was the son of Cochise, and a...
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Chiricahua Apache
The Chiricahua POWs
By September 1886, Naiche’s beleaguered band of Chiricahua Apache numbered only thirty-nine. They had been running as much of 80 miles a day trying...
The Gift of Cochise
True West's Historical Consultant Fondly Remembers his Most Treasured Birthday Gift It was the autumn of 1962, and we had just returned from a...
Saving and Finally Honoring Edward S. Curtis
Tim Peterson's breathtaking collection is coming to Scottsdale. Tim Peterson was just entering his teens in the 1970s when he and his father...
Apache Wars
When was the most dangerous period in Arizona history during the Apache Wars? The most dangerous period began in 1861 and the years immediately...
The True Chief of the Chiricahua Naiche led the band—including Geronimo—during the tough times.
Geronimo is usually portrayed as the leader of the Chiricahua Apaches, the band that continually left the reservation and headed into Mexico in the...