Apache Horses Were Vital Allies in War, Travel, and Survival
Chiricahua Apache, horses meant mobility, freedom, and resistance. But they were also food in times of desperation, and trophies of war when captured in raids.
Geronimo
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How many Apache sub-tribes were there and where were they located?
QUESTION:
How many Apache sub-tribes were there and where were they located?
~Submitted by Mindy D.
ANSWER:
The original homelands of the Apache Indians were in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, western Oklahoma, Western Texas, and Northern Mexico. The Jicarilla also ranged into what is now Kansas. The Apache tribe consists of six subtribes: the Western Apache, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Jicarilla, Lipan and Kiowa. Each subtribe is from a different geographial region.
Skull and Bones society at Yale University has Geronimo’s skull – Apaches want it back
AUTHOR: Brenda Norrell American Indians are petitioning Congress to investigate the elite Skull and Bones society at Yale University and return the remains of Chiricahua Apache warrior Geronimo to Apaches for reburial.