Western Apache Heritage: People of the Mountain Corridor

A reconstruction of Apachean history and culture that sheds much light on the origins, dispersions, and relationships of Apache groups.

Mention "Apaches," and many Anglo-Americans picture the "marauding savages" of western movies or impoverished reservations beset by a host of social problems. But, like most stereotypes, these images distort the complex history and rich cultural heritage of the Apachean peoples, who include the Navajo, as well as the Western, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Jica...