It is for the communities from which he came to determine, in consultation with each other and with the relevant institutions.

What this article can offer is the historical and scientific context for that determination: who Geronimo was, what happened to him, what the evidence suggests about his remains, and what modern science could contribute to answering the factual questions that bear on any decision.

Goyahkla — the one who yawns — died at Fort Sill on February 17, 1909.

He is said to rest beneath the cobblestone pyramid and the stone eagle.

Whether he does, and whether all of him is there, is the mystery that remains.