Apache's Injustice To Raid Settlements In The United States 558 Words3 Pages In 1885, the United States government found themselves facing a dilemma in the American Southwest. Years of raiding by some members of the Chiricahua Apache under the leadership of the famed leader Geronimo finally reached its climax and subsequent conclusion. Geronimo and his band of Apache warriors surrendered, and they were promptly incarcerated at Fort Bowie, Arizona. Consequently, the United States Government faced a dilemma on how best to manage the incarcerated Apaches and how to ensure that the Apache would never again be able to raid settlements in the American Southwest. The governmentâs response to this dilemma was severe. They decided to use the children of all of the Apache, whether those parents supported Geronimo or not, as leverage to ensure that the Chiricahua Apache would never again resume the war raids typical of Geronimo. To accomplish this feat, the US government removed the Apache children from their parents imprisoned in Florida and relocated them to the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Chiricahua Apache parents were informed that this was done so that their children would receive an education designed to ensure that they would succeed in American society. Moreover, federal officials maintained that the best intentions were meant by removing the children; however, the reality of the removal