The identity of the commander : nomad organization against the state

Abstract

"In Geronimo, a film by Walter Hill, there is a scene in which a detachment of US cavalry encounters in the mountains of Arizona a small group of Chiricahua Apache warriors. The Indians, single file as usual, appear unexpectedly on the left at a distance of a few hundred metres, a kilometre perhaps, and for a minute or so the two parties ride parallel to each other slowly and gingerly. Suddenly the Indian who heads the file starts galloping towards the US cavalrymen. Their commander, lieutenant Charles Gatewood, raises his hand to stop the column and alone rides forward about a hundred metres, then stops. The galloping Apache also stops and begins to shout to Gatewood." (fragm.)