Western Apache

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The Western Apache are a group of culturally related Athabaskan-speaking Native American peoples indigenous to what is now central and eastern Arizona.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan-speaking people
Native American people
colonialEncounterWith Government of Mexico
surface form: Mexican government

Spanish Empire
United States government
country United States of America
culturalContinuity maintains traditional practices in contemporary life
culturalPractice ceremonial dances
coming-of-age ceremonies
culturalRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governedBy tribal councils
hasClanSystem yes
hasSubgroup San Carlos Apache
surface form: Cibecue Apache

Fort Apache Apache
San Carlos Apache
Tonto Apache
White Mountain Apache Tribe
surface form: White Mountain Apache
indigenousTo central Arizona
eastern Arizona
languageFamily Athabaskan
surface form: Athabaskan languages
linguisticBranch Southern Athabaskan
notableReservation Fort Apache Indian Reservation
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
oralTradition strong storytelling tradition
participatedIn Apache Wars
populationRegion Arizona reservations
primaryState Arizona
recognizedAs federally recognized tribes in the United States
relatedEthnicGroup Chiricahua Apache
Jicarilla Apache
Lipan Apache
Mescalero Apache
Navajo people
surface form: Navajo
religion Christianity
traditional Apache religion
subgroupOf Apache tribes
surface form: Apache peoples

Southern Athabaskan
surface form: Southern Athabaskan peoples
traditionalEconomy raiding and trading
traditionalHousing wickiup
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
traditionalTerritory Mogollon Rim
surface form: Mogollon Rim region

Salt River
surface form: Salt River basin

Verde River
surface form: Verde River basin

White Mountains (Arizona)
surface form: White Mountains of Arizona
usesLanguage English language
Western Apache language

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Apache Wars opponent Western Apache
Navajo people relatedEthnicGroup Western Apache
Apache tribes hasPart Western Apache
Apache hasSubgroup Western Apache
Yavapai-Apache Nation hasEthnicGroup Western Apache
Chiricahua Apache relatedEthnicGroup Western Apache
Mescalero Apache relatedGroup Western Apache
Yavapai War indigenousPeopleInvolved Western Apache
Southern Athabaskan hasSubgroup Western Apache
this entity surface form: Western Apachean
Western Apache language spokenBy Western Apache
this entity surface form: Western Apache people
Western Apache language ethnicity Western Apache
Western Apache language languageFamilyBranch Western Apache
this entity surface form: Western Apachean
Lipan Apache relatedEthnicity Western Apache
Yavapai federallyRecognizedTribe Western Apache
this entity surface form: Tonto Apache Tribe (with Yavapai ancestry)
Kiowa Apache linguisticRelation Western Apache
Sinagua culture possibleSuccessor Western Apache
this entity surface form: Western Apache groups
Apache groups ethnicGroupingOf Western Apache
Middle Verde usesLanguage Western Apache
Athabaskan includesLanguage Western Apache