tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post5364690604021420316..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Art of the American West. Geronimo. c. 1900. A-Z Challengeloverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-34669296199828780362015-04-09T05:48:54.633-07:002015-04-09T05:48:54.633-07:00The more I learn about this period in American His...The more I learn about this period in American History, the more I am saddened by some of the events. The good, the bad and the ugly. Thanks Hilary.<br />loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-47961920641931480072015-04-09T00:44:55.888-07:002015-04-09T00:44:55.888-07:00Hi Nat - I must come back and watch the video .. G...Hi Nat - I must come back and watch the video .. Geronimo is a name well known - but I know little of his background .. except any nation state change is not for the good ... but it always happens - each peoles - the Normans, the Vikings, the Romans, etc etc .. <br /><br />"The sun rises and shines for a time, and then it goes down, sinking out of sight ..." - but now we can record, and find out .. and trace ... so his time is lost, yet at least we can appreciate a little more .. <br /><br />Cheers - great G .. and I'm glad you featured him ... though Cross' painting is a delight to see .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-30670384625910341662015-04-08T19:06:49.416-07:002015-04-08T19:06:49.416-07:00It's sad to read what he wrote. It always brea...It's sad to read what he wrote. It always breaks my heart when natives are driven away from their land. This is something that my aunt and I fought so hard for the rights of indigenous people in our island. Usually they are the ones who pay the highest price for industrialization to take place.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742777265021634232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-3442121327663260882015-04-08T15:17:03.944-07:002015-04-08T15:17:03.944-07:00Thank you, D.G. What is interesting is that the Na...Thank you, D.G. What is interesting is that the Native Americans here are patriotic to the extent that many join the military. The tribes are very proud of them. The reasoning is that they are protecting their country. Many of them served in Iraq and Afghanistan and some have come back with PTSS. But by using some of the Native American customs, like the sweat lodge and other ceremonies, they are helped. I like the "First Nation" designation much better than ours.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-75062338219129210172015-04-08T15:08:38.424-07:002015-04-08T15:08:38.424-07:00Geronimo lived for 20 more years but as a prisoner...Geronimo lived for 20 more years but as a prisoner in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He begged to be released to go home, but died there. Geronimo was allowed some freedom and was able to go to the small town nearby where he sold his signature and belongings to make some money and actually went to Washington as part of Teddy Roosevelt's inaugural, but it was a sad end for a proud man. He is buried at Fort.Sill.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-53241055273372529152015-04-08T14:38:59.979-07:002015-04-08T14:38:59.979-07:00I think what the white man did to the Indians was ...I think what the white man did to the Indians was a tragedy in itself. What an interesting face. Once again, not a bit how I imagined Geronimo. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-62145822812463556122015-04-08T13:34:49.151-07:002015-04-08T13:34:49.151-07:00It is one of the shameful things the North America...It is one of the shameful things the North Americans did to the indigenous peoples.Taking them from the land they had settled and displacing them. My hubs has First Nations ancestry and it seems the native peoples here get treated slightly better, although they were shuffled onto reservations as well. BTW, I was born American, so I think I have the right to grump about it. Excellent G choice, loverofwords!D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-36153536318244950492015-04-08T12:42:24.556-07:002015-04-08T12:42:24.556-07:00But good things happened also. National Parks wer...But good things happened also. National Parks were created because of the paintings, people felt open land should be for all. Tune in tomorrow. Thanks, JoJo.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-52210743810402838152015-04-08T12:40:47.892-07:002015-04-08T12:40:47.892-07:00I suppose it is the end of an era. I suppose it is the end of an era. loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-55617695089506377892015-04-08T10:16:23.835-07:002015-04-08T10:16:23.835-07:00So sad what happened in the American West. So sad what happened in the American West. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-89121327380035407552015-04-08T10:02:29.261-07:002015-04-08T10:02:29.261-07:00I have seen the monument erected in commemoration ...I have seen the monument erected in commemoration of Geronimo's surrender in Skeleton Canyon. The monument is along a roadside, and the actual surrender site is on nearby private property.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-28142507296190711172015-04-08T09:33:52.851-07:002015-04-08T09:33:52.851-07:00I think those future generations will shake their ...I think those future generations will shake their head in wonder. And one of my favorite quotes, "The fault dear Brutus, is not in the stars, but in ourselves" -- our prejudices, our shortsightedness, greed and ego, all of it. Thanks for your comments, Arlee.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-24671197525630761032015-04-08T09:02:16.244-07:002015-04-08T09:02:16.244-07:00Definitely could have been handled differently as ...Definitely could have been handled differently as many thing in retrospect. Slavery for example? Minds of many must have been in different places back then, but even in our enlightened times many mistakes are being made that future generations will probably look back on and shake their heads in wonderment.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-74874839488724871822015-04-08T08:31:59.266-07:002015-04-08T08:31:59.266-07:00I suppose it was inevitable but the aftermath, the...I suppose it was inevitable but the aftermath, the reservations, the boarding school for the Indian kids who were not allowed to speak their language, etc. perhaps could have been handled differently.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-64177679118466470832015-04-08T08:16:31.153-07:002015-04-08T08:16:31.153-07:00Geronimo's story was sad, but the course of th...Geronimo's story was sad, but the course of the American Indian was inevitable in the face of what I guess we would consider to be progress.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-30274890127647964682015-04-08T07:52:40.103-07:002015-04-08T07:52:40.103-07:00I hope that he realized that he did leave a legacy...I hope that he realized that he did leave a legacy. I did not realize until I saw the You Tube video that in the beginning the Apaches were a peaceful nomadic people, mindful of the environment, family centered. That all changed with the Westward expansion. His wife and three daughters were killed and from then on it was different. I would love to read some of your student's poetry. Would that be possible through email?loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-21362523403515355102015-04-08T07:22:55.387-07:002015-04-08T07:22:55.387-07:00My class of 10 year olds over here in the U.K. res...My class of 10 year olds over here in the U.K. researched Geronimo as part of their topic on Native Americans and then wrote poetry based on his life - the undoubted feelings they had got from him were ones of strength, never giving up on what you believe and fighting for what is just - I think he would be proud of the legacy he inspired in others. <a href="http://pempispalace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace</a>SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.com