Geronimo in headdress 1907
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Half-length portrait, facing front; photo by A.B. Canady, Altoona, Kas., U.S.A.; Library of Congress image. Goyaałé “one who yawns.” “Geronimo” was the name given to him during a battle with Mexican soldiers. Born to the Bedonkohe band of the Apache in June 1829 in the modern state of New Mexico.