Apache Indians

Location of the Apache

• most Apache Indian tribes lived in the southwest deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
• some lived in Oklahoma, they were called the na' ishan or plains Apache

Housing

• The Apache lived in Wickiups, a tent like. structure made of branches, leaves, and grass
• sometimes covered in Buffalo hide.

Daily life

• The men were hunters, warriors,political leaders, and cheifs
• Woman were in charge of building new houses when the tribe moved, and were also incharge of doing common hose chores

Daily life continued

• The chiledren today are like normal everyday children, though the children before the white men were more like colonial children

Food

• Mainly either hunted, or traded with other tribes for food

Other info

• The name " Apache " means " the enemy " in the language of the Zuri tribe
• The Apache called themseves the " Nde Ndee " meaning the people

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• The Apche had " Tribal counciles " for government
• The language of the A pache tribe is simply called " Apache " and is said to be very complex

Spirital belifes

• Gods: The Apache tribe belived in one " creator " beyond humans and that manifested its self as nature

Spiritual beliefs continued

• Becoming an adult: girls puberty cerimony, includes dancers, singers, and mountian god dancers to bless endevors and give good luck

Spiritual Belifs continued

• Practioners: singers that proform rituals, also sings for cerimonies, medican people, skilles in herbal, and psycological healing

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• Death: Belived that the world of humans was an illusion, that true reality was in the relm of the creator; spirits stick around for 4 days, if a proper burial is held the spirit is freed to the " land of eternal summer " if not reincarnation is debated