Geronimo Impact On American Culture

“I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us.” This is what Geronimo said when he was captured by American soldiers. He is regarded as a hero by many Native Americans and u.s citizens. He changed the U.S. in many ways by raising hope for all the other Native Americans facing persecution by the Mexican and American people. Geronimo impacted the citizens of the U.S. because he showed courage, compassion, and determination.
The reason Geronimo started his long and difficult journey was because the Native American population was being forced off their land and onto reservations. Geronimo was born june 16 1829 as Goyahkla in Arizona. His motivation was that his mom wife and daughters were murdered by the Mexican army. This made him realize that he and his people had had enough of getting bullied killed and forced off of their native homeland. I think Geronimo impacted the U.S. By intimidating the U.S and Mexican governments and making Them question if they should continue on their pursuit to drive the Native tribes off their land. It impacted every soldiers in the area because they could never feel safe because geronimo could attack at anytime. This made many soldiers in area reluctant to fight. This also made many families mad because their family members were dieing trying to suppress him and his followers. …show more content…
The Native Americans all over the country heard about his courage and brave acts in order to fight for his people and thought that they should not stand for this anymore. There were many riots on the reservations after the capture of Geronimo. There are many stories and folktales in Native American culture about the great warrior who fought non stop for his land family and people. There are many documents of the Native Americans communicating and spreading the news of Geronimo's