Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Summary and Analysis Chapter 9: Cochise and the Apache Guerrillas
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Cochise: Apache chief and leader of tribes’ fierce resistance against the Army.
Mangas Colorado: Apache war chief imprisoned and killed by soldiers.
Eskiminzin: Chief of Aravaipa Apaches who is sent to Camp Grant reservation and imprisoned by the Army.
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Chief Cochise and his Chiricahua Apaches had allowed Americans to pass through his territory as they traveled to California. They had also helped build a mail stage station in Apache Pass. However, the previously good relations between Apaches and whites are damaged when the Chiricahuas are...
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