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The most widely accepted origin theory suggests Apache was borrowed and transliterated from the Zuni word ʔa·paču meaning "Navajos" (the plural of paču "Navajo"). [note 1] [14] J. P. Harrington reports that čišše·kʷe can also be used to refer to the Apache in general. Another theory suggests the term comes from Yavapai ʔpačə meaning ...
Gouyen married a second time, to an Apache warrior named Kaytennae. He also escaped during the Battle of Tres Castillos, [2] reuniting his small group of survivors with coming back Nana's party en Lozen. Afterward, Kaytennae was a member of Nana and Geronimo's band during the early 1880s.
Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé (Navajo pronunciation: [àstsɑ̃́ː nátˡèːhé]) (also spelled Ahsonnutli, Estsanatlehi, and Etsanatlehi in older sources), [1] meaning "the woman who changes", [2] is one of the creation spirits of the Navajo.
The music most associated with the Apache dance is the "Valse des Rayons" from the ballet Le Papillon, composed by Jacques Offenbach in 1861. An arrangement by Charles Dubourg, titled "Valse Chaloupée" was used by Mistinguett and Max Dearly when performing the dance at the Moulin Rouge in 1908. [4]
Hoijer & Opler's Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache Texts, including a grammatical sketch and traditional religious and secular stories, has been converted into an online "book" available from the University of Virginia. Virginia Klinekole, the first female president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was known for her efforts to preserve the language ...
Western Apache dictionary. Fort Apache, AZ: White Mountain Apache Culture Center. Plocher, Johannes & Eilers, Herman. (1893). English Apache dictionary: Containing a vocabulary of the San Carlos Apache, also some White Mount. terms, and many sentences illustrating the use of the words. [Unpublished manuscript]. Uplegger, Francis J. (1899–1964).
Bryce Canyon National Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary throughout 2023. An archival ranger photo shows what the park looked like early on and how little has changed.
The tenuous peace did not last, as American encroachment into Apache territory continued. In 1861, the Bascom affair was a catalyst for armed confrontation. An Apache raiding party had driven away a local rancher's cattle and kidnapped his 12-year-old stepson (Felix Ward, who later became known as Mickey Free).