Apache groups

E377933

Apache groups are culturally related Native American peoples of the Southwestern United States known for their distinct Athabaskan languages, semi-nomadic lifestyle, and resistance to European and American expansion.

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Apache groups canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples of the Southwestern United States
Native American peoples
arePartOf Athabaskan language family
areSpeakersOf Chiricahua language
Jicarilla language
Lipan language
Mescalero language
Navajo language
Plains Apache language
Western Apache language
culturalArea American Southwest
Great Plains (for Plains Apache)
currentPopulationRegion Mexico
United States
ethnicGroupingOf Chiricahua Apache
Jicarilla Apache
Lipan Apache
Mescalero Apache
Navajo (Diné)
linked to: Navajo people

Plains Apache
linked to: Lipan Apache

Western Apache
governedBy tribal governments recognized by the United States
haveClanSystem some Apache groups
knownFor adaptation to arid environments
warfare and raiding on colonial frontiers
languageFamily Southern Athabaskan languages
linked to: Southern Athabaskan
lifestyle semi-nomadic
notableHistoricalLeaders Cochise
Geronimo
Mangas Coloradas
Victorio
relatedTo Athabaskan-speaking peoples
Navajo people
religion Christianity (some members)
Native American Church (some members)
traditional Apache spirituality
resisted Mexican expansion
Spanish colonial expansion
United States expansion
traditionalDwelling tipi (especially Plains Apache)
wickiup
traditionalRegion Arizona
New Mexico
Northern Mexico
Oklahoma
Southwestern United States
Texas
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
limited agriculture
raiding

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