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San Carlos Apache Culture and History

As a complement to our Apache language information, we would like to share our collection of indexed links about the San Carlos Apache people and various aspects of their society. The emphasis of these pages is on American Indians as a living people with a present and a future as well as a past. San Carlos Apache history is interesting and important, but the San Carlos Apaches are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern authors as well as traditional folklore, contemporary artwork as well as museum pieces, and the issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Suggestions for new links are always welcome.

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San Carlos Apache Tribal and Community Links

San Carlos Apache Nation
Homepage of the San Carlos Apache tribe.

Apache Times:
Online newspaper of the San Carlos Apache tribe.

San Carlos Apache College
Homepage of the San Carlos tribal college.

San Carlos Apache Cultural Museum:
Homepage of the San Carlos Cultural Center of Arizona.

San Carlos Apache Healthcare:
Homepage of the San Carlos health center.

Apache Gold Casino:
Homepage of the San Carlos Apache tribal casino.

Books for sale on the San Carlos Apache
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Putting a Song on Top of It: Expression and Identity on the San Carlos Apache Reservation:
Good book about the importance of language, music, and humor among the San Carlos Apaches.

Myths and Tales From the San Carlos Apache:
Collection of San Carlos Apache Indian myths and legends.

A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language:
San Carlos Apache grammar text.

Native American Writers:
Evolving list of books about San Carlos Apache people and Native Americans in general.

Maps of San Carlos Apache Lands

Land of the Ndee:
Map showing the location of the San Carlos Apache and neighboring Apache tribes.

Arizona Map:
Tribal map showing the original territory of the San Carlos Apache Indians and their neighbors in Arizona.

Apache Territories and Reservations

Map of Apache Lands:
Maps showing the locations where Western Apache and other Apache dialects have been spoken.

San Carlos Apache Indian Lifestyle and Traditions

Pinal Coyotero/San Carlos Apache:
Article on San Carlos Apache history from the Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico.

The San Carlos Apache People:
Brief history of the San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona.

Apache Jii Day:
Page for kids on Apache culture, with photos from a San Carlos cultural festival.

Apache Indian Legends:
Collection of Chiricahua, Mescalero, and San Carlos Apache legends and folktales.

Leader of the Birds:
Legend from the San Carlos Apache tribe.

Western Apache Religion and Expressive Culture:
Article on San Carlos Apache ceremonies and religious traditions.

San Carlos Apache Sunrise Dance:
Museum exhibit sharing regalia and traditions from the coming of age Sunrise ceremony.

San Carlos Apache Cultural Objects:
Museum exhibit with photographs of San Carlos Apache artifacts.

San Carlos Crown Dancers

San Carlos Apache Pow Wow:
Videos of Western Apache dancing and drum music.

San Carlos Apache Ethnobotany:
Information on the traditional uses of plants in the San Carlos Apache tribe.

San Carlos Apache Tribe
Tribal profile of the San Carlos Apache Nation of Arizona.

San Carlos Tribe Flag:
San Carlos tribal flags.

In Arizona, struggle over a sacred site

Tribe opposes copper mining near reservation:
Articles about the San Carlos Apache Tribe's efforts to block a copper mine on land protected by treaty.

Preserving the Apache Language:
News article about San Carlos and White Mountain Apache efforts to keep their language alive.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  San Carlos Apache:
  Encyclopedia articles about the San Carlos Apache Indians.
  Apache Coyotero:
  Information about the San Carlos Apache tribe in Spanish.
  San Carlos Apache Tribe:
  San Carlos Apache links pages.

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