Following is a transcribed copy of
an article written by Tim Giago, editor and founder of "The Lakota Nation
Journal," and founder and former owner of "Indian Country
Today."
The article has been manually
transcribed so as to fit the format of this website and to improve legibility.
Our scanner is not capable of
producing a quality scan of newsprint. The article is reproduced here with the
knowledge and consent of Mr. Giago, and for that I am most grateful.
WHERE ARE THEY HIDING
GERONIMO'S SKULL?
Notes From Indian Country
SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION,
AZ -
Ned Anderson is the former Chairman of the
Anderson is convinced that the skull
has been used in weird fraternity rituals at Yale University since about 1918
after it was taken from Geranium's grave at Fort Sill, Oklahoma , by Prescott
Bush, the grandfather of Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush.
In 1983 several Apache leaders
discussed the idea of having the bones of Geronimo returned to
A short time later a disgruntled
member of Yale's Skull and Bones Society contacted Anderson by letter and
suggested that the remains of Geronimo had been pilfered by Prescott Bush while
he and five other officers were stationed at Fort Sill in 1918. The stolen
prizes were taken back to
The secret informant sent pictures
of the bones on display along with a copy of a Skull and Bones ledger which
held notations about the 1918 grave robbery. The informant provided the
information that the bones were used in the Thursday and Sunday night rituals
of the Society and Geronimo's skull was always placed on a table in front of
the participants during the ceremony.
Hardly believing his own ears,
Anderson then met with Jonathan
Bush, the brother of George Bush, in
The secret letter that revealed the
whereabouts of the bones mentioned that
Attorney Endicott P. Davison
representing the Skull
and Bones Society denies that the club had Geronimo's skull. He claimed the
ledger describing the theft of the bones was a hoax.
Ned Anderson considers the
concealment and cover-up as, "a sacrilege and national disgrace."
"Everywhere I have turned for
help I have run into barriers. I contacted Arizona Congressman Morris
"Mo" Udall before his death and Senator John McCain and they were not
able to help me. I just want to get my day in court, so to speak, and have a
congressional hearing so I can present my case and my evidence,"
The former tribal chairman was
adamant in his charges and angered over the fact that some would accuse him of
seeking to get personal publicity for his actions. At press time he was about to call Valerie
Taliman, the producer of the national radio talk show, Native
Where are the bones of the revered
Apache warrior, Geronimo? I must agree with
Tim Giago
(Nanwica Kciji)
(c) 2000 The
Lakota Nation Journal
vol.1 Issue 30
August 28-Sept.3rd, 2000 http://www.lakotajournal.com (Website of "The Lakota Journal.")
I conducted a phone interview with
Mr. Ned Anderson in the fall of 2000. Mr. Anderson confirmed the details of the
above article. He added that in the meeting with Jonathan Bush, Mr. Bush
produced a skull of a ten year old child that he claimed was the skull used in
the Skull and Bones rituals. Mr. Anderson made note of the obvious physical
differences between the child's skull and the photo he had received of what was
claimed to be Geronimo's remains. Mr. Bush denied that Geronimo's skull was in
possession of the Skull and
Bones Society. If you would like to help Mr. Anderson recover the remains
of Geronimo please write your congressman and senators demanding a
Congressional hearing on this matter. Phone calls to
Mike Kohr