The Apache (/əˈpætʃi/) are a group of culturally related Native
American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the
Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe
(Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño and Janero),
Salinero, Plains (Kataka or Semat or "Kiowa-Apache") and Western
Apache (Aravaipa, Pinaleño, Coyotero, Tonto). Distant cousins of the
Apache are the Navajo, with which they share the Southern Athabaskan
languages. There are Apache communities in Oklahoma, Texas, and
reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Apache people have moved
throughout the United States and elsewhere, including urban centers.
The Apache Nations are politically autonomous, speak several different
languages and have distinct cultures.Historically, the Apache
homelands have consisted of high mountains, sheltered and watered
valleys, deep canyons, deserts, and the southern Great Plains,
including areas in what is now Eastern Arizona, Northern Mexico
(Sonora and Chihuahua) and New Mexico, West Texas, and Southern
Colorado. These areas are collectively known as Apacheria. The Apache
tribes fought the invading Spanish and Mexican peoples for centuries.
The first Apache raids on Sonora appear to have taken place during the
late 17th century. In 19th-century confrontations during the
American-Indian wars, the U.S. Army found the Apache to be fierce
warriors and skillful strategists.The following Apache tribes are
federally recognized: Apache Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter