Apache Kid
Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl (c. 1860 – in or after 1894), better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon, 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Carlos Agency, into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band (in Apache:Tsee Zhinnee – ″Dark Rocks People″) of San Carlos Apache, one subgroup of the Western Apache people. As a member of what the U.S. government called the "SI band", Kid developed important skills and became a famous and respected scout and later a notorious renegade active in the borderlands of the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico in the late 19th and possibly the early 20th centuries.
Apache Kid | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl c. 1860 San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, New Mexico Territory, United States |
| Died | Unknown, possibly September 1894/January 1930 |
| Other names | Apache Kid |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1881–1887 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | United States Army Indian Scouts |
| Battles/wars | Apache Wars Battle of Cibecue Creek Crawford affair Geronimo Campaign Kelvin Grade massacre |
His exact date of birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been born sometime in the 1860s. His year of death is generally given as 1894, but some New Mexico cattle ranchers claimed he was alive until the 1930s. The Apache Kid Wilderness in New Mexico is named after him. The Apache Kid character in Marvel Comics was also named after him, but otherwise has no connection.