The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is comprised of the descendants of the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apaches who lived in southwestern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico until they were removed from their homelands and held as …

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is made up of the descendants of the Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache who were held as Prisoners of War by the United States from 1886–1914. The name “Fort Sill Apache” was applied to the group while imprisoned at Fort Sill and was retained by the portion of the tribe that received allotments of land in Oklahoma.

Today’s tribal members are survivors and descendants of the Chiricahua Apache tribe, whose original territory covered much of what is now the American Southwest including eastern Arizona and western New Mexico, along the United States border with Mexico.

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is comprised of the descendants of the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apaches. Originally, there were four looslely affiliated bands that were grouped together as Chiricahua: the Chíhéne, the Chukunen, the Bidánku, and the Ndéndai.

Apr 12, 2014 · Today, Fort Sill Apaches say their unwavering ambition is to return their ancestral home to New Mexico. The tribe holds a spare 30-acre reservation off Interstate 10 near Deming and wants...

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is successor to the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apache people that lived in Southern New Mexico until 1886, when they were forcibly removed and held by the U.S. Government for 28 years.

Today, the tribal members proudly stand as survivors and descendants of the Chiricahua Apache tribe, whose ancestral territory once spanned a significant portion of the American Southwest, encompassing eastern Arizona, western New Mexico, and …

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma is the federally recognized Native American tribe of Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache in Oklahoma. The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is headquartered in Apache, Oklahoma. Tribal member enrollment, which requires a 1⁄16 minimum blood quantum (equivalent to one great-great-grandparent), stands at 650. [1] .

Jan 1, 2012 · More than 125 years after the surrender of renowned Apache leader Geronimo scattered tribal members across the Southwest, the Fort Sill Apache have won the right to establish a reservation on homelands in southern New Mexico.

Oct 11, 2023 · There are three Native American Apache tribes in New Mexico: the Jicarilla Apache, located in northern New Mexico near the Colorado Border; the Mescalero Apache, located near Ruidoso; and the...