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Cochise

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Cochise , c.1815-1874, chief of the Chiricahua group of Apache in Arizona. He was friendly with the whites until 1861, when some of his relatives were hanged by U.S. soldiers for a crime they did not commit. Afterward he waged relentless war against the U.S. army and became noted for his courage, integrity, and military skill. His friendship with Thomas Jeffords became the key to peace. In 1872, Gen. Oliver Otis Howard , the Indian commissioner, requested Jeffords to accompany him to Cochise's mountain stronghold. As a result of the peace talks, Cochise agreed to live on the reservation... Read more

Cochise
Cochise Cochise (ca. 1825-1874) was both hereditary and war chief of the Chiricahua Apache...the designation "the Apache Napoleon." Born probably in southern Arizona, Cochise grew to imposing manhood. A newspaper correspondent in 1870 described him... Read more

Cochise War
Cochise War (1861–72) began after Lt. George Bascom hanged Cochise 's brother and two nephews in a dispute over a boy kidnapped by Apaches. Cochise's antipathy toward the Americans became legendary: he waged guerrilla warfare... Read more

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	Cochise college ; ...Davis, Director of Aviation Programs at Cochise College. "Aviation will recover, and the...out there-we're a great economic value." Cochise College's Douglas, Ariz., campus-located...aviation maintenance technology and avionics. Cochise College also offers certificate programs... Read more
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	Highlands Offers Coach Its Men's Job ; Jerry Carrillo is currently at Cochise Community College in Arizona ; Cochise (Ariz.) Community College men's basketball coach Jerry...Ariz., before moving to the college ranks. Carrillo, whose Cochise teams won the National Junior College Athletic Association...College and Cal-State University-Northridge before taking the Cochise job. NJCAA Region I consists of junior ... Read more
	Cochise: The Kemosabe Therapy ; ...Karima News From Indian Country 10-03-2005 M. Cochise Anderson, the Choctaw/Chickasaw artist known as Cochise, has released a thought provoking and stirring...spoken word with variegated styles of music, Cochise challenges the conceptions of Native Americans... Read more
	Cochise Has New Mexico Flavor ; ...couch and, having finished a chat with Cochise College men's basketball coach Jerry Carrillo...leading away from the tiny, 1,100-student Cochise campus: "Make sure you turn right," Carrillo...playoffs. Jude Roybal (Cibola 2004) is Cochise's starting point guard and the only sophomore... Read more
	Cochise College: Learning where the Sun shines ; ...long when taking off of runway 23 at Cochise College, you may be flying downwind over Mexico. The airport at Cochise College is unique for a lot of reasons...home base for the aviation programs at Cochise College, the runway isn't an airport... Read more
	The Kemosabe Therapy--Cochise Scholar Warrior. ; The Kemosabe Therapy--Cochise Scholar Warrior. (SW) Records Category...word, flute, and contemporary music, M. Cochise Anderson's (Choctaw/Chickasaw) debut...contemporary themes and instrumentation, Cochise's Native perspectives are always fresh... Read more
	White van sought in Cochise County abduction attempt. ; Byline: Dale Quinn Sep. 21--Cochise County Sheriff's deputies are trying...occupants tried to abduct them near the Cochise-Pima County line Thursday morning...Carol Capas, a spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department. Deputies... Read more
	Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit With Cochise County, Arizona ; ...successful resolution of a lawsuit against Cochise County, Ariz., alleging violations of...comprehensive and effective remedial plan, Cochise County officials have demonstrated a genuine...the District of Arizona alleging that Cochise County failed to meet its legal responsibilities... Read more

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	Chiricahua country: on the trail of Cochise and Geronimo in southest Arizona. (includes related article on hiking spots)
	Making peace with Cochise: the 1872 journal of Captain Joseph Alton Sladen. (reprint, 1997).(Brief article)(Book review)
	Men with guns: churches, human rights groups, border crossers, and civilian militias are mixing it up on the U.S.-Mexico border.(armed civilian militia patrol Arizona's Cochise County)

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