Chiricahua

Chiricahua ( ) is a band of Apache Native Americans.

Key facts

Ethnic group.caption: Location of Apache tribes in the late 18th century (Ch – Chiricahua, WA – Western Apache, M – Mescalero, J – Jicarilla, L – Lipan, Pl – Plains Apache, N – Navajo, a separate people speaking a related language)
Ethnic group.pop: 4,079
Ethnic group.popplace: ,(, )
Ethnic group.pop1: 1,662
Ethnic group.region1: Fort Sill
Ethnic group.pop2: 149
Ethnic group.pop3: (, , )
Ethnic group.region2: New Mexico
Ethnic group.rels: Christianity, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion
Ethnic group.langs: Chiricahua Apache language, English, Spanish
Ethnic group.related: Plains Apache, Jicarilla Apache, Lipan Apache, Mescalero Apache, Western Apache, Navajo

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Contents

Name
Language
Culture and organization
Dances
Religion
History
Great Migration
18th century
European-Apache relations
Hostilities
Bands
Notable Chiricahua Apache people
See also
References
Cited works
Further reading
External links

Chiricahua ( ) is a band of Apache Native Americans.

Based in the Southern Plains and Southwestern United States, the Chiricahua historically shared a common area, language, customs, and intertwined family relations with their fellow Apaches. At the time of European contact, they had a territory of in Southwestern New Mexico and Southeastern Arizona in the United States and in Northern Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico.