Not everyone believes a secretive Yale University society unearthed the remains of famed Apache leader Geronimo.
Historian Marc Wortman recently discovered a 1918 letter in which members of the Skull and Bones society claimed they had Geronimo's remains. But he said it's possible that the group made up the story.
Fort Sill Apache historian Michael Darrow also has doubts. He said the group is probably lying about the claim on Geronimo.
Geronimo died February 17, 1909, and was buried in Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Initially, his grave was unmarked but a monument now marks his burial site.
Get the Story:
Questions persist about Geronimo
(The Oklahoman 5/11)
pwpwd
Yale Alumni Magazine Story:
Whose Skull and Bones? (May/June 2006)
Related Stories:
Researcher skeptical about claim on Geronimo
(5/9)
1918 letter places
Geronimo's remains at Yale (5/8)
NAGPRA
board asked to review Bush-Geronimo claims (08/16)
Geronimo letter stirs passions about famed leader
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'