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Apache Indians
The tribal name made famous by some of the great chiefs in history. While most tribe names commonly meant "friend" or "people" Apache means "Enemy" in the Zuni language. Tribal lands included West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
755 Questions
Is Geronimo or Jeronimo a biblical name?
No, it comes (via Romance languages such as Spanish and Italian) from Greek Hieronymos, which means "having a sacred name". Of course, there is a St. Jerome, and some Jewish people are named Jerome, but that doesn't necessarily make the name biblical.
What is another name for the Apache?
"Apache" is a catch-all name for several tribes. The most notable of these tribes is probably the Navajo
How does the American Indian movement feel about the word squaw?
Squaw is considered a pejorative, meaning the female sexual organ.
How do the Niska Indians clothes look like?
In warm weather, the Nisga'a (also spelled Niska) men wore no clothing, and the women wore skirts made out of cedar bark. In the winter, both sexes were skirts, capes, and hats made out of cedar.
What is the significance of Geronimo and apache warriors?
Geronimo and his band of Apache followers were considered the last of the Free Indians. They eluded massive manhunts to bring them in which gave hope to all Indians caged on reservations that someday they might, too roam free again. To the eastern Americans, they became the symbol of the wild west.
What is an interesting fact about the apache tribe?
they would put buffalo pee on themself so the buffalo could smell their human scent
What did the Apaches drink from?
They mostly drank from spring water. If they didn't have water they would drink their own pee.
Did Geronimo have three wives?
Geronimo had multiple wives including several at the same time. His first wife Alope, and their three children, were all killed by the Mexican Army in about 1849. Other wives included:
Chee-hash-kish,
Nana-tha-thtith,
Zi-yeh,
She-ga,
Shtsha-she,
Ih-tedda.
Ta-ayz-slath and
Azul.
What food did Geronimo's Indian tribe eat?
They were a plains tribe so deer, buffalo, small game, and birds were eaten. They also grew a few crops.
What god did apache Indians worship?
Most Apache tribes worship a single creator, Naiyenesganior Yusan (or Usan) and a variety of lesser gods and spirits.
With 6 separate tribes originally spread from Oklahoma to Arizona and Northern Mexico there is some variation tribe. See this link: http://www.aaanativearts.com/apache/apache_religion_ceremony.htm for more information.
Why did the Indians come to Texas?
Technically "Texas" came to the Indians. The native Americans where in the lands currently called "Texas" for approximately 12,000 years before the Spanish settlers arrived.
The Apaches did not worship any spirits. The Apache philosophy is that all things are connected are one, a rock and you are the same. So how could one worship themselves, any worship would be selfish. As far as spirits are concerned they did and do not worship invisible myths.
What is the meaning of kyle As used in Scotland?
NEAR TO THE CHAPEL/CHURCH I don't think so. Kyle usually means a strait or a sound ie a narrow part of the sea.There are other meanings- www.scots-online.org/dictionary The most well-known is the Kyle of Lochalsh
The Jicarilla of northeastern New Mexico hunted buffalo in the plains, planted corn in the mountains. The Mescalero to the south were hunter-gatherers who developed an appetite for the roasted heads of wild mescal plants. The Chiricahua, fiercest of all tribal groups, raided along the Mexican border. The more peaceble Western Apache of Arizona spent part of each year farming. Two other tribal divisions, the Lipan and Kiowa-Apache, lived as plainsmen in western Kansas and Texas.
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The meaning of the word "apache": It's a term for several culturally related groups of native American in the United States.
