September 4

Geronimo[i], leader of the Chiricahua Apache, led his people in a thirty year war against the United States military, in an attempt to prevent American encroachment on his people’s tribal lands. While over the time in which Geronimo waged war he would experience intermittent victory, he was ultimately fighting a losing battle for homeland security. On the 4th in 1886, Geronimo[ii] and what was left of his tribe surrendered to General Nelson Appleton Miles[iii] in Arizona.
[i] Geronimo’s given name in his tribal language of was Goyaałé, which translates as 'One Who Yawns'
[ii] In 1918, Geronimo’s remains were stolen. When recovered, the Indian chief's great-grandson, Harlyn Geronimo of New Mexico, wrote to President Bush, the Elder, requesting his help in returning the remains:
According to our traditions the remains of this sort, especially in this state when the grave was desecrated ... need to be reburied with the proper rituals ... to return the dignity and let his spirits rest in peace.
[iii] Miles would later lead the Army in the December 29, 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee in which more than 200 Sioux men, women and children were slaughtered.