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Naisha Apache (Na'isha)

"Na'isha" is an alternate name for the Plains Apache tribe. This is the name the tribe uses for themselves and roughly means "us," being a shortened form from the tribal name Na'ishandine, "our people."

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

Na'isha Apache language
Plains Apaches
Apache
Apache pronunciation
Athabaskan languages
Southwestern Native

Here are links to more Internet resources about the Na'isha Apaches:
Na'isha: Neither Kiowa Nor Apache
Wikipedia: Na'isha

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

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