The Apache born near the Gila River in present-day Arizona with the not-very-impressive name of Goyahkla (“One Who Yawns”) rode into history as the legendary Geronimo. It was his name that the U.S. military chose as the code for the raid, and perhaps for Osama bin Laden himself, during the operation that killed the al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan. That led to the iconic transmission from the raid: “Geronimo EKIA.” Geronimo, Enemy Killed in Action. In a triumphant moment for the United States, the moniker has left a sour taste among many Native Americans. “I was celebrating that we had gotten this guy and feeling so much a part of America,” … Continue reading Neely Tucker