The wiley Indians posed a great challenge on the frontier. One of the smartest strategic moves by the Frontier Army during the Indian Wars was to...
It Took an Apache to Find an Apache
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Geronimo
Geronimo’s Change in Life
The Apache finds new opportunities after surrendering. September 4, 1886. Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson Miles and is taken...
The Chiricahua Cattle Company
One of the most revered names in the history of the cattle industry in Arizona is the Chiricahua Cattle Company or, as it was known by its brand,...
The Hucksters
The lawless Arizona Territory attracted the wide gamut of frontier con men ranging from card sharks to stock swindlers out to prove P.T. Barnum was...
Geronimo: The Shaman’s “Power”
Like most indigenous peoples, the Apaches were fascinated by individuals exercising any form of clairvoyance. Some had the "gift" and Geronimo was...
Shaman or Medicine Men
I’ve been asked a number of times, “Where would Geronimo or Sitting Bull have learned their trade as a medicine man. How did they get this position?...
The O.K. Corral, 40-Rod Whiskey and Geronimo
I live and work in Tombstone. I was asked by a visitor, ”What is the cultural significance of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral—other than everyone...
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...
Spark on the Prairie
Hit the road across Oklahoma and Texas to discover the history behind the Warren Wagon Train Raid and the Kiowa Indian Trial of 1871. It...
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...
The Great Apache Scout Alchesay’s service to the U.S. earned him the nation’s highest honor.
Alchesay was a chief of the White Mountain Apaches—but he worked closely with the U.S. government. In the 1870s and 1880s, he served as a scout for...
What History Has Taught Me: Janice Dunnahoo, Archivist
Janice Dunnahoo is the archivist for the Historical Foundation of Southeastern New Mexico. She is a sought-after public speaker on local...