His given name was Goyahkla (ìThe One Who Yawnsî), but we know him better as Geronimo. In the summer of 1886, the legendary guerilla warrior was being pursued by an estimated 5,000 Federal troops and 3,000 Mexican soldiers across hostile desert, after numerous escapes from newly formed reservations. After being captured, he was imprisoned at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 1909. He was buried at Fort Sill in Oklahoma in the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery. Chiricahua Apache believed Geronimo possessed a supernatural protection against an enemy. He could heal the sick, slow the passage of time, shape shift, bring rainstorms, avoid bullets, and even witness events over great distances. Some believed Geronimo could shape shift into a coyote. Coyoti, ìThe Tricksterî to Native Americans, is a clever being who possesses supernatural qualities. To the Plains Native Americans, the coyote always takes the shape of man. This piece is my interpretation of the change.