The Apache Indians

Term Paper # 99653

Anthropology > North American
Native-American Studies

The Apache Indians

This paper discusses Apache marriage, religion and hunting.

1,193 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2006 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper describes the traditional, ideal Apache family. It looks at their close ties to extended family and examines how the leader of a tribe would prevent disharmony in the group. The paper also looks at traditional Apache religion and how hunting was an integral part of the Apache's lifestyle.

From the Paper:

"The Apache had many distinct branches, some in the south, west or east. However they shared many things in common when it came to their political and social organization. In the ideal Apache family there would be a husband and a wife. It was the husband's job to join the family of his wife. The couple would share their household with their unmarried children and the families of their married daughters. Due to this marriage arrangement, the wife was the member of the family who brought in extended members. Wives played an important role in the tribe's survival."

Sample of Sources Used:

"APACHE INDIANS." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/AA/bma33.html>
Ortiz, Alfonzo. Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 10, Southwest. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., 1983.
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