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- Population: 31,000
- Region: Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
- Language(s): Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Plains Apache, Mescalero, Western Apache
- Related Tribes/Groups: Navajo
- Fought in: Apache Wars
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The Apache people originally lived in Arizona, northwestern Mexico, New Mexico and parts of Texas and the Great Plains. Misrepresented in popular culture, the Apache were actually a group of many different semi-nomadic tribes that had diverse and complex customs. The Apache fought the Spanish, Mexicans and the United States as those countries immigrated and settled what was historically Apache land. The Apache were finally defeated and driven from their land in 1886, when 5,000 US troops forced Geronimo and his comrades to surrender. The remaining members of the tribe were eventually relocated to reservations in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, where many of their descendants currently live.
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Key Figures
Two of the more noted figures in the Apache history are Geronimo and Cochise. Geronimo was the chief of the Chiricahua Apache. He defended his people's land from the United States for more than 25 years. Cochise was also a chief of the Chiricahua Apache. He led an uprising in 1861 after being falsely accused of taking part in an incident involving a local rancher's cattle and his son, who was kidnapped. -
Geronimo's Remains
A descendant of Geronimo, Harlyn Geronimo, filed a lawsuit in an attempt to claim what were believed to be Geronimo's remains. A long-standing rumor that Geronimo's skill was stolen by Yale University's Order of Skull and Bones was given more credence in 2006, when a letter confessing to the crime emerged. However, no direct evidence that Geronimo's grave has been discovered.Courant: Lawsuit Renews Mystery Of Geronimo's Skull (February 19, 2009)Other Apache disagree on the lawsuit.The head of the Apache tribe of Fort Sill, Jeff Houser, stated that moving the remains of Geronimo that reside at Fort Sill would be desecrating the grave. The lawsuit seeks remains both from Yale and from Fort Sill.NBC: Fort Sill may protest return of Geronimo remains February 20, 2009)
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Apache Tribe Questions
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What are the Apache tribes customs? 1 AnswerHere are some interesting and main customary activities of the Appaches ,which I found through web search ,taken from three different sources for which links ar... read more -
I was informed I was of the tesiclaro apache tribe. Where are they located and what were their traditions? 1 AnswerWelcome to Mahalo, kinbit! Your question piqued my interest, and I really wanted to find an answer for you. However, I searched and searched (last night and t... read more -
What cause the Delware Tribe and the Cherokee to separate and become two different tribes? 1 AnswerIn 1867 an agreement was signed between the Cherokee and Delawares that sent the Delawares to Cherokee lands in Indian Territory, which is now Oklahoma. The Del... read more
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Apache Tribe Timeline
- 1867: Leaders of the Kiowa, Comanche and Kiowa-Apache signed a peace treaty at Medicine Lodge, Kansas
- 1872: Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise signed a peace treaty with the Special Indian Commissioner
- 1872: A U.S. Army force defeated a group of Apache warriors at Salt River Canyon, Arizona Territory, leaving 57 Apaches and 1 soldier dead
- 1874: Cochise died on a reservation in southeastern Arizona
- 1880: Victorio, leader of the Minbreno Apache, was killed in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico
- 1883: U.S. Supreme Court declared American Indians to be "dependent aliens"
- 1886: A band of Apaches led by Geronimo attacked a ranch west of Fort Huachuca
- 1886: Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles, ending the last major US-Indian war
- 1909: Apache chief Geronimo died while still in captivity at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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Apache Tribe Blogs
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Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. U.S. — Attorney-Client Privilege Dispute ...
Jicarilla Apache Tribe sued the U.S. in 2002 in the Court of Federal Claims and later asked for inter-agency federal documents where the government claimed an attorney-client privilege. The court disagreed and ordered the production ... (February 08, 2010)turtletalk.wordpress.com -
NAGPRA suffers surprising proposed budget cut | Indian Country ...
The reshuffling of funds away from the grants program was so alarming to Ronnie Lupe, chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, that he wrote a letter to NAGPRA headquarters in 2008, saying his tribe has “deep concern and ... (February 07, 2010)indiancountrytoday.com -
Superstition Mountains
In this story (actually two interconnected stories), members of the Apache tribe are said to have a very rich gold mine located in the Superstition Mountains. Famed Apache Geronimo is sometimes mentioned in relation to this s... (February 04, 2010)annettelaselle.com -
House Roll Call #14 Details - OpenCongress
H.R.1065: To resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. Back to Main Bill Page. January 21, 2010 Roll call number 14 in the House. Question On Passage: H R 1065 Whi... (January 21, 2010)opencongress.org
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