Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 6 INTRODUCTION CHAPTERS INTO THE SOUTHWEST 9 BEING APACHE BEST BEHAVIOR 11 BEING APACHE HERBAL REMEDIES LIFE ON THE MOVE 17 BEING A PACHE GERONIMO BEING APACHE EXPERT TRACKERS VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS 27 BEING APACHE WOMEN WARRIORS 29 BEING APACHE APACHE SCOUTS FINAL FIGHT BEING APACHE TRAVELING LIGHT 37 BEING APACHE FIGHT FOR MOUNT GRAHAM TRADITIONAL STORY JONAYAYIN AND THE GIANT ELK AND EAGLE RESOURCES ENDNOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY READ MORE WEBSITES INDEX 48 IS AN APACHE FAMILY IN THE 1890S ON PAGE AN APACHE BA A MODERN INTERTRIBAL POWWOW IN TEXAS PICTURED
APACHE roduction E PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA or hundreds of years the American Southwest was known as Apachería the Spanish name for the home land of the Apache Indians It was a land of contrasts Steep MESAS and cliffs rose up from dry rocky deserts pierced by cacti and yucca In places deep canyons chiseled a path through the deserts Rivers lined with willow and cottonwood roared through the canyons in the spring but their flow slowed to a dribble at the height of summer Elsewhere bison and pronghorn wandered across arid plains that gave way to jagged snow capped mountains The mountainsides grew thick with pine piñon and juniper providing shelter for deer bears and turkeys Moving through this land of extremes with the seasons the Apache found everything they needed to survive wild plants to harvest animals to hunt and strongholds in which to hide when threatened The Apache called themselves Ndee or Tinneh meaning The People The name Apache is likely a Spanish interpretation of the Zuni Indian word apachu or enemy Although they were known by one name the Apache were never united as a single group Instead there were several Apache tribes linked by a common language and culture That culture was threatened as newcomers first the Spanish and then the Americans invaded Apachería But the Apache fought hard to defend their homeland carning a reputation for being some of the most fearsome Indians in North America Eventually though they were defeated and moved onto reservations where many continue the fight to retain their culture today MESCALERO APACHE LIVED FOR A TIME NEAR THE CHISOS MOUNTAINS Texas OF
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A history of the people and events that influenced the North American Indian tribe known as the Apache.
