Mangas Coloradas

Mangas Coloradas

male, deceased (1863)
white, leader, Murdered Native American, apache, chiricahua, rio grande
Mangas Coloradas or Dasoda-hae (known as the Red Sleeves) (born 1793? - died 1863), was an Apache tribal chief and a member of the Eastern...
Cochise

Cochise

male, deceased (1874)
American folklore, From New Mexico, from Arizona, apache, chiricahua, leader
Cochise (A-da-tli-chi = "hardwood", also Cheis) (c. 1815-June 8, 1874) was a chief (a "nantan") of the Chokonen ("central" or "real" Chiricahua)...
Allan Houser

Allan Houser

male, deceased (1994)
American, chiricahua, sculptor, Native American, artist, apache
Allan Houser (June 29 1914 - August 221994) was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century. Born...
Geronimo

Geronimo

male, deceased (1909)
convert to Christianity, from Arizona, Native American, American folklore, apache, chiricahua
Geronimo (June 16 1829-February 17 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the...
Morris Edward Opler

Morris Edward Opler

male, deceased (1996)
University of Chicago, Ethnologist, Civil Rights, From Buffalo, New York, Japanese-American, ethnography…chiricahua
Morris Edward Opler (May 3, 1907 - May 13, 1996), American anthropologist and advocate of Japanese-American civil rights, was born in Buffalo, New...
Victorio

Victorio

male, deceased (1880)
Native American, Tres Castillos, San Carlos Reservation, Chihenne band of the Chiricahua, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Ojo Caliente…chiricahua
Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; c. 1825 - october 14 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apaches in what is now New...

James C. Cooney

male
silver, Fort Bayard, Catron County, Alma massacre, Mogollon Mountains, Fort Bayard National Cemetery…chiricahua
James C. Cooney was a sergeant of the U.S. Army in the 8th U.S. Cavalry when he found large silver and gold reserves in the Mogollon Mountains of...
Lozen

Lozen

female, deceased (1887)
Native American, magic, chiricahua, Date of birth unknown, religious figure, death by tuberculosis…Chiricahua Apache
Lozen (c. 1840-1887?) was the sister of the Chihenne-Chiricahua Apache chief, Victorio (akas: Bidu-ya; Beduiat). She was born into the Chihenne...

Dahteste

female
Rebel, apache, chiricahua, fort sill, mescalero apache, reservation
Dahteste was a Chiricahua Apache woman. Despite being married with children, she took part in raiding parties with her husband. She was a...

Juh

male, deceased (1883)
Native American, apache, chiricahua, leader, stutter, Delzhinne
Juh (c. 1825 - November 1883) was a warrior and leader of the Ndéndai band of the Chiricahua Apache. He went to many wars together with Mangas C...