# Geronimo Jones

A young Apache boy is torn between the traditions of his heritage and the challenging life led by his cousin, who left the reservation to become an astronomer. The boy is also faced with deciding whether to keep a tribal artifact from his grandfather or trade it for a new TV. He does the latter in order to buy a birthday present for the grandfather. However, when Geronimo turns on the TV, the two are instantly reminded of the relationship of the Native American to contemporary society. The grandfather in the film was played by Geronimo's great-grandson, Chief Geronimo Kuth-Li. Scenes include Kitt Peak and mission school of San Xavier Del Bac. Premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York Oakland Film Festival “Humanities Award” Cine Golden Eagle Award San Francisco film festival award National Educational film Festival Award Columbus Film Festival “Golden Christopher” Award

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1970
- Runtime: 21 min
- By: Bert Salzman
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/geronimo_jones)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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