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Apache Spiritual Practices: A Guide to Their Traditional Beliefs
A respectful, public-level overview of traditional Apache belief, stressing differences between nations and the practices not shared with outsiders.
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Spiritual Beliefs
Public, general overviews of Apache belief and its ties to the land.
Apache People: Their Spirituality and Beliefs
How religion is lived in Apache communities today, including traditional practice alongside Christian churches and the Native American Church, varying by nation.
Apache Spiritual Practices: A Deep Dive into Their Beliefs
A general look at publicly shared Apache creation accounts, including Changing Woman and her twin sons, and why the stories differ between nations and tellers.
Apache Spiritual Practices: A Guide to the Tribe's Faith
How Apache religious practice was suppressed under US policy, how it survived, and what the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act did and did not do.
Apache Spiritual Practices: A Rich Tapestry of Rituals and Beliefs
Which Apache ceremonies and gatherings are public and which are private, with general guidance on seasons, feast days and the Mescalero July gathering.
Apache Spirituality: The Connection to the Natural World and the Divine
Why named mountains such as Dzil Nchaa Si An (Mount Graham) and Oak Flat matter to Apache nations, and the legal disputes over protecting them today.
The Apache People: Their Spirituality and Connection to Nature
How animals and plants figure in Apache thought, including documented avoidance of certain animals and respect for plants, without romanticised nature cliches.
The Apache People's Relationship with the Environment: A Story of Harmony and Balance
Beyond the harmony cliche: concrete Apache land management, from fire use, hunting rules and farming to modern tribal forestry and wildlife programs.
The Apache People's Spiritual Connection: A Look at Their Traditional Beliefs
A general introduction to diyi, the Apache idea of power, as described in published ethnography, with notes on the limits of outsider sources.
The Apache People's Spiritual Connection: Exploring Their Beliefs and Practices
How Apache belief shows up in everyday life, from respect for elders and cattail pollen blessings to avoidance customs, described at a public level.
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