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Wilson American Literature 5 October 2013 The Apache Tribe The Apache Native Americans originated from the Alaskan and Canadian regions, along with parts of the American Southwest. As time progressed, the Apache tribe made its way toward southern United States, breaking into two basic regions. The Rio Grande River had the job of dividing the two regions. Today, majority of the Apache tribe speaks English; however, there are two main languages of the tribe. Those to languages are Eastern Apache and Western Apache (Native American Indian Tribe Facts). This nomadic tribe almost entirely survived off of Buffalo meat. To be conservative, the Apache tribe used the buffalo hides to construct clothing. Additionally, it is thought that they were one of the first tribes to make use of horses as a way of transportation. By the beginning of the eighteenth century, a big part of the tribe had migrated to the plains of Kansas. Majority of the Apache tribe was not use to using the plains as homes or agricultural land, however, due to heat tolerant crops, they were able to survive for some time. But, with weakness present, they were overtaken by the Comanche tribe and forced to New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Mexico. The Apache tribe was a very religious tribe, have ceremonies for activities circled around spiritual singing and dancing and children (Native American Indian Tribe Facts). After a baby outgrew their cradleboard, the babys hair would be cut off. With that, storytelling was also a

Price 2 large part of the Apache culture. Additionally in the younger days of the Apache tribe, women were responsible of all domestic chores, with the help of the children. Men were trained to fight and for combat when young (Native American Indian Tribe Facts).

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"Apache Indian Tribe Facts." Native American Indian Facts. N.p., n.d. Google. Web. 5 Oct. 2013.

"Apache Indians." Indians.org. N.p., n.d. Google. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. <http://www.indians.org/articles/apache-indians.html>.