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Chinde

"Chinde" was the name of an Apache band of New Mexico. It is a corruption of their own tribal name for themselves, Chihende, meaning "red paint people." The Chinde Apaches were Chiricahua speakers, also known as the Chihende or Warm Springs Apaches. The Chindes merged with other Chiricahua people, and today most Chinde descendents live in the Fort Sill Apache tribe in Oklahoma.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Chinde tribe and language:

Chinde language
Apaches
Apache tribes
Apache pronunciation
Athabaskan languages
Southwest American Indian

Here are a few good books about the Chindes:
Culture and Customs of the Apache Indians
Wisdom Sits In Places
Western Apache-English Dictionary

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