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Cibecue

"Cibecue" is the name of an Apache Indian band. It is a Spanish corruption of an Apache place name, Deshchíí' Bikǫ, which means "red-banded canyon." The Cibecues live in what is today Arizona, and are speakers of the Western Apache language.

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

Cibecue Apache language
Apache culture
Apache people
Apache pronunciation
Athapascan
South west American Indians

Here are links to more Internet resources about the Cibecue Apaches:
Map of Cibecue and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation
Dishchii'bikoh Community School
Battle of Cibecue Creek

And here are a few good books about the Cibecues:
The Cibecue Apache
Culture and Customs of the Apache Indians
Wisdom Sits In Places
Western Apache-English Dictionary

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