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Title: Traditional Apache Life
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Southwest Crossroads Spotlight
An overview of some important events and themes in the lives of Apaches.
The Athapaskan peoples migrated south from Alaska and Canada and eventually split into seven distinct groups. By 1500, they occupied a vast expanse of territory in the American Southwest. The extreme environments they inhabited—mountains, deserts, ...
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