Apache Indians?

Question

Can someone please tell me some good information on the apache indians or a good website about them? and toanyone who answers "do your own homework" I'll report it for not being an answer to my question. thankyou

Answer 1

APACHE INDIANS. The Apache Indians belong to the southern branch of the Athabascan group, whose languages constitute a large family, with speakers in Alaska, western Canada, and the American Southwest. The several branches of Apache tribes occupied an area extending from the Arkansas River to Northern Mexico and from Central Texas to Central Arizona. Generally, the Apaches are divided into Eastern and Western, with the Rio Grande serving as the dividing line. Two groups, the Lipans and the Mescaleros, lived partially or entirely within the confines of Texas. The Apaches went by numerous names. Because of their nomadic nature, it seems probable that several names were used to identify the same band or tribe. Some names of Apache bands in Texas were Limita, Conejero, and Trementinaqqv (perhaps the same as Limita). But only the names Lipan and Mescalero survived into the nineteenth century. The name Apache most probably came from the Zuñi word apachu, meaning "enemy," or possibly Awa'tehe, the Ute name for Apaches. The Apaches referred to themselves as Inde or Diné, meaning "the people." The Apaches arrived in the Southwest between A.D. 1000 and 1400. After somehow being separated from their northern kinsmen, they carved out a home in the Southwest-apparently migrating south along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, then spreading westward into New Mexico and Arizona. In time, pressure from the Comanches and other tribes pushed the Apaches farther south and west.
The Apaches were nomadic and lived almost completely off the buffalo.qv They dressed in buffalo skins and lived in tents made of tanned and greased hides, which they loaded onto dogs when they moved with the herds. They were among the first Indians, after the Pueblos, to learn to ride horses. Learning from runaway or captured Pueblos, the Apaches quickly adapted to their use of horses. Formerly peaceful trade relationships with the Pueblos deteriorated, however, as the Spanish discouraged trade with the Apaches and forced the Pueblos to work their farms. When the Pueblos became unwilling or unable to trade with the Apaches, the nomadic Indians turned their new equestrian skills to raiding for horses and supplies. The Spanish first contacted the Apaches in 1541, when Francisco Vázquez de Coronadoqv and his men encountered a band of "Querechos" on the journey to Quivira.qv From 1656 to 1675, the Spanish settlers and Pueblo Indians of New Mexico suffered heavily from almost continuous Apache raids. These raids, in conjunction with drought, harsh Spanish rule, and missionary activities, led the Pueblo Indians to revolt and to drive the Spaniards out of New Mexico in 1680 (the "Pueblo Revolt). When the Spaniards reconquered New Mexico in 1692, the Apaches were a powerful nation of mounted Indians who raided with impunity wherever they desired. But the Apaches' dominance was short-lived. Their aggressive behavior turned their neighbors into enemies, and a new, potentially powerful tribe, the Comanches, began pressuring the Apaches from the north. By 1700 the Apaches began migrating southwest as the Comanche, Wichita, and Tejas Indians, better armed through trade with the French, began to occupy the dominant position on the South Plains. In addition, the Apaches had never adapted completely to a Plains culture. They continued to establish rancherías, where they built huts and tended fields of maize, beans, pumpkins, and watermelons. This attempt to improve their source of food was a major cause of their defeat by the Comanches. Twice a year, during planting and again during harvesting, the Apaches were tied to their fields. As a result, the Comanches knew where to find their enemies and could launch devastating raids upon the Apache settlements. With each successful raid the Comanches grew stronger and the Apaches weaker.

Answer 2

The roman gladiator actually goes to a school where the older teachers teach him how to fight, which is why almost any army that came up agains the roman forces lost big time because of training. The Indian has little training, the roman gladiator has more training so he would be able to kill the Indian easier than the Indian killing him

Answer 3

the Apache Nation is made up of 10 or 11 tribes. so if you know which tribe you are doing your research on it will be a little easier. if you haven't made a choice, here are a couple of links to get you started.
the 1st is sort of a brief intro to the different tribes.

http://www.crystalinks.com/apache.html

and this one is a personal homepage.

http://kathleen_burnett.homestead.com/Apache.html

Answer 4

Wikipedia.com is an online encyclopedia. Have you ever heard of them? You will find information you need there. Now that I've answered your question, am I allowed to say

'Do your own homework'?

Answer 5

Check these sites out. Hope they help you out.....
http://www.thewildwest.org/native_american/index.html
http://www.impurplehawk.com/apache.html
http://www.impurplehawk.com/apgallery.html

Answer 6

here is a good web site

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Native_Americans/Native_Tribes/Apache/