The historical question — what happened at Fort Sill in 1918, and where are the removed remains now — would be equally important if the people allegedly involved were entirely anonymous rather than connected to prominent political families.

The family connection is historically interesting but should not be allowed to distract from the underlying question about the dignity of Apache remains.

Fort Sill Today: The Apache Prisoners Of War

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, remains an active military installation — one of the oldest continuously active Army posts in the United States.

The Apache prisoner-of-war cemetery, called Apache Village, is located within the installation.

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe — the descendants of the Fort Sill Apache prisoners of war who remained in Oklahoma after the release of the POW status in 1913 — is a federally recognized tribe headquartered at Lawton, Oklahoma.