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    Texas Indians In the Great Plains and Mountain Basin Regions Work Edited by: Kobe Jones and Keaton Kirk. The main Indian tribes that lived in the Great Plains and Mountain Basin region were the Tigua, Comanche, Apache, Kiowa, and Jumano. The Comanche were a fierce tribe who rivaled the Apaches and eventually ended up pushing them out of Texas. They originally lived in mountains until they acquired horses in the 1600s and became powerful and mobile, thus deciding to move southwest to find more mustangs

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    Army at Fort Defiance; finally, the Fort was abandoned only because troops were needed to fight in the Civil War. The Army returned in 1863 and General Carleton, Commandant of the Military Department of New Mexico ordered Kit Carson to move the Dine from their homes to a reservation that he had created in the plains of eastern New Mexico, Bosque Redondo

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    use by the different Apache bands. The Anglo-American mines, ranches, and communities established interrupted the Apaches’ lifestyles. The Americans set limits on where the Apaches could live. The Apaches, of course, had other ideas. But after his tribe was relocated on the San Carlos reservation in Arizona 1872, the Chiricahuas were unhappy with the idea of living any reservation life, but their disappointment turned to anger when they were forcibly gathered with other Apache groups Reservation in

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    “The Navajos did not make war just to steal and kill; they earned their reputation as warriors fighting to protect their lands, properties, and families- and a just cause it was.” The Navajo tribe is one of the oldest and is the largest tribe in the United States and branches from the Apache tribe. Their characteristics and traditions of clothing, shelter, and food are still around today. This tribe is known for their peacefulness and religious beliefs and 0many experts consider their lifestyle

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    The Apaches, like most Native Americans, have no written history other than that written by white men. But the story of the Apaches did not begin in the American Southwest but in the northwestern corner of North America, the western Subarctic region of Alaska and Canada. The Apache Indians belong to the southern branch of the Athabascan group, whose languages constitute a large family, with speakers in Alaska, western Canada, and American Southwest. The fact that the Apaches originated in the western

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    introducing us, its audience, to four incredible Apache people. Each of these people provides a different perspective on the weight of places in their culture. The book starts off with the question: What do people make of places? In posing this query, Basso implies that he intends to cross-examine human ties to place; the link between place, identity and origins; and the association between place to shared sensibilities and temperaments. In Apache culture, notions of wisdom, morals, behavior, and

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    The Tarahumara are a native tribe living in the Copper Canyons of Mexico. When the conquistadores came over to Mexico all the native tribes has the option to either flee or fight. The Tarahumara decided to flee into what are known as the Copper Canyons today. “Since fleeing into no-man’s-land four hundred years ago, the Tarahumara have spent their time perfecting the art of invisibility” (19). Not only are the Tarahumara known for living off the bare necessities and nature to survive, but also their

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    The Apache people live in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. Their name comes from the Zuni language and means “enemy”. Despite this harsh name, the Apache people still have others refer to them and refer to themselves as Apache. The Apache tribe has many unique cultures and traditions. In order to research the Apache people and avoid distorted information, a primary source was used as well as reference sources such as databases. Freddie Kaydahzinne, the museum director and a member of the

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    The Apache are a well-known nomadic tribe that dominate Southwestern colonial America, as well as parts of Mexico. Fighting between the Native Americans and colonials have temporarily ceased. Our chief has sent me, along with a few warriors, to meet with a man named General George Washington in hopes of achieving peace between our people. Our chief describes these colonials as very close-minded, as they rarely see other cultures aside from their own, and may view us as savages. To avoid further conflict

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    How does Apache girls become women and Lakota boys become men? In “The Medicine Bag” and “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” there are many similarities and differences. Also advantages and disadvantages to text and video. These articles will show how boys become men in the Lakota tribe and how girls become women in the Apache tribe. Between the two stories “The medicine Bag” and “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” there are plenty of similarities. The fact both Martin from “The Medicine Bag” and Dechina

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