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Apache Nation: The Struggle for Recognition and Sovereignty
An overview of what federal recognition and tribal sovereignty mean for the Apache peoples, and why there are several distinct Apache nations rather than one.
Apache Nations Today
Recognition and Sovereignty
Federal recognition, tribal sovereignty and autonomy for Apache nations today.
Apache Nation: The Ongoing Struggle for Recognition and Sovereignty
Why some Apache-descended communities, including Lipan Apache groups in Texas, seek federal recognition, and how the federal acknowledgment process generally works.
Apache Nation: The Quest for Recognition and Sovereignty
Short profiles of the federally recognized Apache tribes in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and how each differs in history, homeland and government.
Apache Nation: The Quest for Recognition and Sovereignty in the Modern Era
A general explanation of recent legal disputes involving Apache nations and tribal jurisdiction, land, water and sacred sites, and why courts keep revisiting them.
Apache Nation: The Quest for Self-Governance and Recognition
How Apache tribal governments are generally organized today, from elected councils and chairpersons or presidents to tribal courts and administrative departments.
Apache Nationhood and Sovereignty: The Struggle for Recognition and Autonomy
What 'nation' means for Apache peoples, politically and culturally, and why Apache nationhood is plural, with distinct nations rather than one unified Apache state.
Apache Nationhood: The Struggle for Recognition and Autonomy
How Apache tribes in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma negotiate autonomy with state governments through gaming compacts, agreements and cooperative arrangements.
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Culture Past and Present How Apache cultures continue and change over time. Resilience and Survival How Apache nations endured and thrive today. Cultural Preservation How Apache nations protect and renew heritage. Apache Languages The Apachean languages and work to keep them spoken. Federal Programs and Rights Education, health, child welfare, land claims and trust funds in Apache experience. Federal Indian Law How major federal laws and commissions affected Apache nations. Courage and Endurance Stories of courage, adaptation and endurance across Apache history. Adaptation and Resilience How Apache nations adapted through upheaval and remain strong today. Economy and Development Trade history and economic development of Apache nations. Land and Environment Stewardship, ecological knowledge and environmental justice. Apache Education Traditional teaching, the boarding school era and tribally run schools today. Living Culture How Apache language, elders and traditions are carried forward today. Health and Wellness Traditional healing and Apache health from past to present. Apache Dialects The Southern Athabaskan languages of the Apache nations and the work to keep them spoken. Modern Apache Life Contemporary challenges, achievements and youth in Apache communities. Researching Apache History How to find, read and cite sources on Apache history with care. Words, Place Names and Athabaskan Relatives Apache words, place names, and the related Athabaskan-speaking nations.