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Apache at the
Ford, by Edward S. Curtis, 1903
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Apache is a
collective name given to several culturally related tribes that speak
variations of the
Athapascan language and are of the Southwest cultural
area. The
Apache separated from the
Athapascan in western Canada
centuries ago, migrating to the southwestern United States. Although there is some evidence Southern
Athapascan peoples may have visited the Southwest as early as the 13th
century AD, most scientists believe they arrived permanently only a few
decades before the Spanish.
The
Zuni, a Pueblo people, gave them the name Apachu, meaning "enemy.” In
their dialects the
Apache call
themselves Tinneh, Tinde, Dini, or one of several other variations, all
meaning "the people.”
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Also See:
Apache - The Fiercest Warriors in the
Southwest
Apache Legends
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