Cherokee Indian Research Paper

The Navajo Indian and the Apache Indian
In the United States there are Native American Indians living among the people in redundant with the United States. The Native American Indians have different tribes and most of the tribes would come together to create a one tribe. Most of the tribes are still living among the people and other tribes vanished. As the Navajo tribe and Apache tribe have several groups of tribe in the bloodline. The Navajo Indian and the Apache Indian differ in the histories, the cultures, and traditions.
The Navajo Indians history begun in the 1500s and the meaning of Navajo are “The Great Ones” or “Tewa Navahu as cultivated lands.” Between the Navajo Tribe and other Native American tribes; the Navajo Tribe is known
The tribe migrated towards South of the United States and divided into two basic regions in the Rio Grande. Apache were nomadic which they traveled around and do not settle down in one city. Supposedly, the tribe was the first out of the other tribes to learn how to ride horses. Around 1700 the tribe went towards the Kansas plains to grow watermelon, beans, and corns. The Comanche tribe to over the territory and defeated the Apache and made them move towards the New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Mexico. During 1730s, the Apache and Spaniards went into battle for a long time and caused many deaths. In 1743, the Spanish leader finally agreed to set an area of Texas to the Apache to live so the battle was over. Then July 1869, a Major named John Green of the United States first Cavalry led a scouting journey of 120 or more troops into the White Mountains near the east central region of Arizona. The U.S. troops were seeking to kill or capture the Apache tribe and the journey headed up north where the U.S. has to cross three different rivers just to get to the site of Fort Apache. Major Green met with the Apache leaders Escapa known as Miguel, Eskininla known as Diablo, Pedro, and Eskiltesela in the White Mountains during November. Major Green and the Apache leaders “agreed to creation of a military post and reservation, and directed Green to the confluence of the East and
Apache tribe has different type of rituals for certain events as the tribe called it “as a coming-of-age ceremony” saying L. Kelley. Then on regular basis for the Apache tribe they perform spiritual rituals as to thank the spirits for good harvest. The Apache tribe has two different types of formal and informal traditions. Apache formal tradition are for rituals and dances during ceremonies which is informal. Both formal and informal tradition is meant to communicate with spirits or gods. When the Apache dances as in the Sundown Ritual for women to honored that person and could dance for more than five days without non-stop. During ceremonies they would dance from sundown until the moon was out like midnight to pray and give thanks to the spirits. As for the Apache dancers wear the ankle wraps with bells on the wraps when performing the traditional rituals. When the bells start to jingling to the beat of the drums; the Apache tribe said the bells would awaken the spirits and start to communicate with them. The performances of the Apache tribe can be perform anywhere with two or more tribal members were together and not just around a fire. During the rituals, Apache tribe would form their own worship to the spirits who passed away. The Apache would worship to the spirits so the spirits would bring peace to the