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Add to My Profile | More Videos Apache Creation StoryI have heard my Grandmother tell this story hundreds of times. Like all Apache stories, it has a moral, or it would be a waste of time. Everyone knows our most famed Old One, Goyathalay. You might recognize his Waseechu Name, Geronimo, better. Everyone knows Goyathalay went on a great spirit quest following the deaths of his family at the hands of the Mexican Army. The Mexican army had lured the tribal leaders to parlay in a quest for peace between them, but it was a trick, for they had not the strength to resist Widinigo's temptation. While the leaders and the braves were gone, the army attacked the village and killed everyone left there. During his spirit quest, Goyathalay battled a real Widinigo in the spirit realm. The same Widinigo who had tricked the Mexican army into killing his people. Goyathalay was the one person strong enough to battle this Widinigo, who took possession of his body while it was unguarded, during his spirit quest. The rest of his days the waseechu (white man) bullets could not harm Goyathalay. He was well known to hide in plain sight, waseechu soldiers walking close enough to brush his garments as they passed, without ever seeing him. Even on the day of his great funeral pyre, Little Dove With Eyes Like Water and all the others present in the prison in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where they were held captive for being Apache, saw the greatest of all eagles fly heavenward out of the smoke. Goyathalay had the power of the Widinigo, the shape shifter, and even now his spirit lives. So, when you see a man, a dog, a creature of the wild, who looks at you with ancient eyes, call him Goyathalay, for it is His name.Apache Story of CreationAs Told by Little Dove, With Eyes Like Water; Dovie Hare Once, in the time before the dawn of man, when Usen lived with the great earth mother and the creatures of the netherworlds, there was a peacefulness about the world. All was in harmony, everything served a purpose, and life was good. Then came a creature, a widinigo, who was often not what he seemed, for widinigos never are (Widinigo: malevolent spirit that can shape shift to appear whatever it wishes, from a beautiful woman to a serpent slithering into the world to tempt mankind) and the Widinigo was what it was. Chaos is another name for Widinigo, but all Chiricahua know him by the name "trickster" for he can easily fool mere humans into belieiving his lies, for his presence has plagued them since the time of creation, and will plague them until the last man dies. You see Trickster still lives within the heart of all mankind, for he was the object of our creation, and in our creation, Trickster has gained a power he could never have had alone, and we must guard against his influence as long as we live. When Trickster lived on earth, he would go about his business of creating chaos. Sometimes he would cause lightening to strike a particularly pleasant tree that bore sweet flowers or tasty food. Sometimes he would flood the dwellings of other earth creatures and run them out of their homes. He was a constant thorn in Usen's side, and Usen decided that He would have to do something about it. The problem when dealing with Widinigos is that they can only be caught when they take the form of a living creature. So, Usen waited, and masked His thoughts (because everyone knows Widinigo can read man's thoughts. How else would he know how to get them to do his bidding?) until Trickster came to Him in the form of a fox. Usen recognized Trickster immediately, because he was much too swift, and much too smart to be an ordinary fox, though they are awfully smart. Usen tempted Trickster closer, and closer, and closer, until He grasped him in His arms! Then, He threw Trickster into the fire and there, he burned to nothing but ash that was left after the fire burned out. Now, everyone knows that Usen wastes nothing,but he was perplexed about what to do with these ashes, because He knew they still contained the spirit Trickster took with him into the fire. Finally, Usen decided He would create a special creature. An animal unlike any other. A creature who could think and reason, so he would not be ruled by the need for pleasure, food, or be cruel or unkind, or create chaos. This creature would carry forever a bit of Trickster inside him, but would also possess the power to deny Trickster's chaotic nature. Usen took the fluffy ashes from the top of the pile, and from them, He created a light skinned, peace loving people who farmed quietly and lived without dischord. He called these people the Cheyenne. Next, he took the second layer of ash. This ash was a little darker, but was still fine. From it, he created a different creature, much like the first. They were a little darker. They hunted for meat, farmed, and would fight if they must, but were generally peaceful. He called this people the Cherokee. The next layer of ash was darker still. It was somewhat course and heavy, but was still good ash. From it, He created a people who were firm in their beliefs. They did not appreciate the presence of people unlike themselves, they hunted, fished, and ate things that grew wild. They did not till the soil, but lived off what Usen provided. They kept to themselves unless they were provoked. Usen called these people the Sioux. Now, Usen got to the bottom of the pile. The ash was still warm in places. It was dark and heavy. In places you could almost see the form of the fox that had been the Widinigo. Still, Usen knew this ash too must be used. He created a people who were dark skinned. They often quarrelled among themselves. They formed separate villiages for at times, they could not even bear the company of others like them. These people were much more like Trickster, but they had one thing Trickster never could have had. Usen gave to them, this dark skinned, unappealing, ill-tempered people, the greatest gift and the heaviest burden. He made them great hunters, fierce fighters, and though they were quarrelsome and quick to anger, He gave them a sense of loyalty and honor. If you could pass the toughest of tests, and live by honor, you could live with them. Their tongues knew not how to lie. They were the strongest of people, because Usen knew Trickster was the strongest in these people, and they would have to fight Trickster all the days of their lives, so He gave them a sense of justice and the courage and hardness of heart to show no mercy. He named these people Apache. Now, you know how my people, dark, ugly, quarrelsome, ill tempered, quick to anger, swift to give justice, truth tellers, who would die before betraying the honor that Usen put in their hearts, came to be. I am Chiricahua Apache, I am passionate about those I love. I would die for them. I would kill to protect them. I would die before I would dishonor the spirit of the old ones gone before me. I would never tell a falsehood, so if you ever hurt one I love, expect retribution. If you ask me a question, be sure you want to know the truth. I may be ill-tempered, ugly, or quarrelsome, but if I love you, I will love you from this life to the next, for I am Chiricahua! I am Apache! I know Trickster more intimately than any other people, because his spirit is within me. I must be strong, because only the strongest can hold him within them, a captive, instead of becoming a captive. I am Chiricahua Apache, and I am proud Usen recognized the strength of my spirit, the depth of my honor, when He created this spirit in this body, in this lifetime. Perhaps you are Chiricahua too.
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