This study explores the lived experiences of members of the Alamo Band of the Navajo Tribe for evidence of a unique ethnic identity within the Navajo Nation. Contemporary oral traditions of the Alamo Band reveal their identity as a distinct people as enunciated in stories, personal experiences, ...
THE JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE, A HISTORY, 1846-1970 - TILLER,VEVdoi:10.2307/968787HART, ERWESTERN HISTORICAL QUARTERLY
Geronimo (Goyahkla, l. c. 1829-1909) was a medicine man and war chief of the Bedonkohe tribe of the Chiricahua Apache nation, best known for his resistance... About Us We are anon-profit organizationpublishing the world's most read history encyclopedia. ...
Geronimo Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé"the one who yawns," June 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands — the Tchihende, the...
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“Lozen was an Chiricahua Apache warrior and Medicine woman.” - Kathleen O’B. ( Lozen was the sister of Chief Victorio. As a shamman, she was known to have the power to anticipate where the enemy was. Accepted as a warrior, she took part in all their ceremonies, was a skilled ...
Southwest Hopi wailed on the day of the death, and cried a year later. Some Southwestern tribes, especially the Apache and Navajo, feared the ghosts of the deceased who were believed to resent the living. The nomadic Apache buried corpses swiftly and burned the deceased's house and ...
Who are the North American Southwest Peoples? The Southwest Tribes are a collection of Native American Peoples located in the southwest region of the United States, mainly in Arizona and New Mexico. The Southwest Peoples are comprised of five major tribes: the Navajo, the Hopi, the Apache, ...
“There was a cowardly tribe among us, the Tonkawas, who were at peace with the whites, but hated all other Indians of every tribe. Only a short time before this, a band of Wacoes had killed five of them while out hunting, and, of course, this increased their hatred toward [the Wa...
Children from the Chiricahua Apache tribe before and during their time at the Carlisle school. (Credit: The National Archives) “Through breaking bonds to culture, they [broke] bonds to one another,” saysDoug Kiel, a history professor at Northwestern University. “It’s a way of destroying...