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Bible Encyclopedias
Apache
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or (apparently from the Zuni name, = "enemy," given to the Navaho Indians), a tribe of North American Indians of Athapascan stock. The Apaches formerly ranged over southeastern Arizona and south-western Mexico. The chief divisions of the Apaches were the Arivaipa, Chiricahua, Coyotero, Faraone Gileno, Llanero, Mescalero, Mimbreno, Mogollon, Naisha, Tchikun and Tchishi. They were a powerful and warlike tribe, constantly at enmity with the whites. The final surrender of the tribe took place in 1886, when the Chiricahuas, the division involved, were deported to Florida and Alabama, where they underwent military imprisonment. The Apaches are now in reservations in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and number between 5000 and 6000.
For details see Handbook of American Indians, ed. F. W. Hodge, (Washington, 1907); also North American Indians.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Apache'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/apache.html. 1910.
