Fort Sill-Chiricahua-Warm Springs-Apache Tribe

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Political Name

Fort Sill-Chiricahua-Warm Springs-Apache Tribe

Pronunciation

Fort Sill Cheery-kah-wah Warm Springs Uh-Paa-CHEE

Self-Designated Name

Chíhéne + Bidánku + Chukunene + Ndé'ndai

Other Known Names

Chiricahua Apache, Warm Springs Apache, Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Chidikáágu, N'de, Ndé, Mimbrereños, Coppermine Apache, Mimbres Apaches, Bronco Apaches

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Apache, Oklahoma, where the Fort Sill-Chiricahua-Warm Springs-Apache Tribe is headquartered.

Location

Apache, OK

Official Website

www.fortsillapache-nsn.gov

Title of Tribal Leader

Chairman

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Chiricahua (Southern Athabaskan; Na-Dene)

Tribal Greeting

Hadínyaa?

Tribal Greeting (English)

Where are you going?

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Navajo (AZ, NM, UT), Mescalero Apache (NM), and Western Apache (White Mountain Apache, San Carlos Apache, Payson Tonto Apache, Camp Verde Yavapai Apache, Fort McDowell Movaje Apache)

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A Native American Man facing away from the camera showing his roach and beaded headpiece.

Educator Contact

Naomi Hartford, Cultural Coordinator

naomi.hartford@fortsillapache-nsn.gov

(580) 588-2264

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