apache indians

Presents the history and culture of the Apaches.

The life of Geronimo, who led many attacks on settlers and soldiers in Mexico and the Southwestern states.

Brothers Topo and Mono discover a skeleton in a shack and decide top play detective.

Discusses the history, tribal customs, arts, and way of life of New Mexico's Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache Indians.

Biography of Apache Indian leader Geronimo concentrating on his life after he surrendered to the Army on September 5, 1886.

Describes the traditional coming-of-age ceremony for young Apache women, in which they use special dances and prayers to reenact the Apache story of creation and celebrate the power of Changing Woman, the legendary ancestor of their people.

In February 1861, the twelve-year-old son of Arizona rancher John Ward was kidnapped by Apaches. Ward followed their trail and reported the incident to patrols at Fort Buchanan, blaming a band of Chiricahuas led by the infamous warrior Cochise. What followed that precipitous encounter would ignite a Southwestern frontier war between the Chiricahuas and the US Army that would last twenty-five years. In the days following the initial melee, innocent passersby -- Apache, white, and Mexican -- would be taken as hostages on both sides, and almost all of them would be brutally slaughtered.

Presents a narrative account of the formative years of Apache leader Geronimo, leader of one of the last Indian uprisings.

A short biography of Geronimo, renegade leader of the Chiricahua Apaches during the later nineteenth century, examining his childhood in Arizona territory, his war against Mexico and the U.S. Army, and his capture in 1886.

An introduction to the history and traditions of the Apache, a group of Native Americans who live in New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma, describing their homes, clothing, tools, music and dance, art, and related topics. Includes instructions for a related activity.