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Before 1700, the name was vague. Between 1720 and 1726, it referred to Apache between the Rio Grande, the Pecos River, the area around Santa Fe, and the Conchos River. After 1726, Faraones only referred to the groups of the north and central parts of this region. The Faraones like were part of the modern-day Mescalero or merged with them.
c.1400-1500 Athapaskan-speaking Apache and Navajo reach the American Southwest [27] after migrating over three centuries from the western Canadian prairies. [citation needed] Mississippian culture (Pensacola culture, Plaquemine culture, Lake George Phase, Fort Walton culture) Late Woodland Southeast (Alachua culture, Suwannee Valley culture)
The Navajo [a] or Diné, are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.. With more than 399,494 [1] enrolled tribal members as of 2021, [1] [4] the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country.
Navajo and Apache raids for horses on Spanish and Pueblo settlements began in the 1650s or earlier. [27] Through the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the Indians acquired many horses. By the 1750s the Plains Indians horse culture was well established from Texas to Alberta , Canada.
New Mexicans of all ethnicities were commonly enslaved by the Comanche and Apache of Apacheria, while indigenous New Mexicans were commonly enslaved and adopted Spanish language and culture. These Natives, called Genízaros , served as house servants, sheep herders, and in other capacities in New Mexico including what is known today as Southern ...
Navajo Wars (c. 1600–1866) Crown of Castile (c. 1600–1716) Spain (1716–1821) Mexico (1821–48) United States (1849–66) Navajo: Long Walk of the Navajo (1863–68) Navajos moved to reservations; Anglo-Powhatan Wars (1610–46) English colonists Powhatan Confederacy Treaty of Middle Plantation; Pequot War (1636–38) Massachusetts Bay Colony
And the Navajo Nation is just one of many tribes that have taken steps to preserve their history: There are 574 federally recognized tribes in America today, each with its unique language, culture ...
Those languages are spoken by various groups of Apache and Navajo peoples. Elsewhere, Athabaskan is spoken by many indigenous groups of peoples in Alaska, Canada, Oregon and northern California. Self-designations for Western Apache and Navajo are N'dee biyat'i, and Diné bizaad or Naabeehó bizaad, respectively.