"Lies from the mouths of the White Eyes seemed as certain as the sunrise each morning in the east. Even when they wrote their promises down on paper, they still did not keep them. Paper lies are even easier to burn." I think that is such a powerful statement. It is not easy to understand to some people the fight Geronimo and other American Indian Tribes put up against the settlers coming into the US. People today would do almost anything to keep their house, land, and family from being stolen and broken up. That is exactly what Geronimo was doing. It's shocking to think how they mistreated the Apache's. Some members of the Indian Tribe abandon their brothers just to still be thrown in prison. What the "White Eyes" said meant nothing because they didn't keep their promises. How hard it must have been for one not to be able to trust anyone or anything that they said. In my opinion, the "White Eyes" took Natives as fools. They knew we were people of our word and when someone made a treaty or promise they took it to be real and reliable. My ancestors soon found that be all wrong.
Krystal