One of the most famous native Americans was an Apache by the name of Goyanthlay. If you've never of him, probably recognize him by given to him by Mexicans: Geronimo. During the and 70's, Geronimo led members of the Chiricahua Apache tribe against Mexican and American settters in Arizona. He was arrested and placea on the san carlos Indian Reservation. He escaped and continued his raids until 1886, when he surrendered. Geronimo was the last native American to surrender to Us. troops. He spent his last days in Fort Sill oklahoma, where he posed for pictures and sold souvenirs to tourists. He died of pneumonia in 1909, at the age of 80. Five years after his death, the Chiricahua Apaches were set free