He added that,while Harlyn Geronimo and his family are the only direct descendants of Geronimo,many Fort Sill Apaches also are related to the great warrior.ĭarrow said it offends him that the Geronimo family filed suit without consulting the Fort Sill Apaches first. “In our tribe's tradition,once somebody is buried,you're not supposed to dig them up and move them,” Darrow said. Michael Darrow,the tribe's historian,said Apache tradition prohibits disturbing a body once it has been buried. The grave and the fort are tourist attractions. SHFWire photo by Emily StephensonBut leaders of the Fort Sill Apache tribe have previously opposed efforts to move Geronimo's remains and said they will do so again. Harlyn Geronimo and other descendants of the infamous Apache warrior hope the federal government will allow Geronimo’s remains to be moved to his birthplace. attorney general more recently known for serving as defense attorney in Saddam Hussein's trial before the Iraqi Special Tribunal.Ĭlick on photo to enlarge or download: Harlyn Geronimo,flanked by his wife,Karen,and Ramsey Clark,former U.S. He is joined in his suit by attorney Ramsey Clark,a former U.S. “If the remains are not properly buried,in our tradition,the spirit is just wandering,wandering until a proper burial has been performed,” Harlyn Geronimo said. When he died of pneumonia in 1909,the warrior was buried in an Apache cemetery at Fort Sill. Harlyn Geronimo,who lives on the Apache reservation in Mescalero,N.M.,said during a press conference at the National Press Club that Geronimo's descendants want to honor their ancestor's wish to return to his birthplace.Īccording to his autobiography,written after his capture,Geronimo hoped to be buried at the mouth of the Gila River in what is now New Mexico. The suit also names President Barack Obama,Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Army Secretary Pete Geren in their official roles overseeing Fort Sill. Bush – stole Geronimo's skull and other bones in the early 20th century. The plaintiffs seek answers to a rumor that society members – including Prescott Bush,father of George H.W. The suit names Yale University and the school's secret Order of the Skull and Bones as defendants. Miles in 1886 and was eventually imprisoned at Fort Sill. Geronimo,a prominent Apache leader who fought Mexican and American troops to block their expansion onto American Indian lands during the late 19th century,surrendered to Gen. Harlyn Geronimo – great-grandson of the fighter,who died 100 years ago Tuesday – and about 20 relatives filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a fresh attempt to regain the allegedly stolen bones and move the rest of Geronimo's remains from their resting place near Fort Sill,Okla.,to his New Mexico birthplace. SHFWire photo by Emily StephensonWASHINGTON – Geronimo's descendants want to bring the infamous Apache warrior's bones home at last. Harlyn Geronimo believes members of the secret society stole his great-grandfather’s skull from its grave at Fort Sill,Okla.,90 years ago. government and Yale University and the school’s secret Order of the Skull and Bones. Click on photo to enlarge or download: Karen Geronimo watches as her husband,Harlyn,introduces a lawsuit against the U.S.
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