Native American Tribes

http://www.greatdreams.com/apache/apache-tribe.htm

The Apache tribe consisting of six regional groups, that occupied a lot a Southwest America, including Arizona, New Mexico and indeed Mexico itself. The apache are considered to be one of the first native american groups to inhabit the Southwest.

The image depicting the Apache war leader Jeronimo, represents a lot of what the Apache tribe epitamised. The values of aggressiveness and courage in the face of difficulty. The very picture suggests as he holds up a gun, that they will not give in, or give up their land without a fight. These qualities aroused fear amongst white settlers in Arizona and New Mexico. He was eventually captured in 1909, yet his legacy seems to have stood, on through time as a prominent native American figure. Indeed his name has come to be famous in popular culture and in many Westerns.

http://www.comancheindian.com/

The comanche tribe occupied much of the Southern Great plains, including parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Like the Apache's the Comanche were known for many of their conflicts with white settlers and indeed with other tribes such as the 'Crow', 'Cherokee 'Choctaw' and 'Apache' tribes. The website notes that they were the first tribe to use horses, yet they also supplied Americans with horses to reach the gold rush of California 1849. The website is not quite as in depth as the first and leaves a rather sad message at the end saying 'what we know of them is through often biased 3rd party account'.