Apache

The main topic of this essay is comparing and contrasting the short story The Medicine Bag and the video “ Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage”. One important feature of the story is how Martin's feelings are described and how and why they are changing gradually from plain comfort to deep embarrassment to nervous unrest to strong pride toward his grandpa and the medicine bag. Also, an important feature of the video is how camera angles, music, special effects, and dialogue go together to set the…

Mark Felt was the former Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director, for many that name holds no meaning, but what about the name “Deep Throat.” If you have been through a high school American history class then you probably have. Deep Throat was a secret informant who provided information to key personnel of The Washington Post about the president’s involvement in a scandal during the 1970s. Some may say that a high ranking official should not be lurking in parking garages releasing…

Native American response paper This response paper will be on the articles A Tour of Indian Peoples and Indian Lands by David E. Wilkins and Winnebagos, Cherokees, Apaches, and Dakotas by Debra Merskin. The first article discusses what the Indian tribes were and where they resided. There are many common terms to refer to the native people including American Indians, Tribal nations, indigenous nations, first peoples, and Native Americans. Alaskan natives are called by their territories like the…

Keith Basso touches on this particular topic in his ethnography: Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache. He reveals the details of his field work, as he examines specific cultural…

left the little girl and became a young woman. In “Apache girl” she went through obstacles to become an Apache Girl and to let go of the little girl she was. I relate to “Apache Girl” because when I turn 15 I’m going to have a Quinceanera because that is a family tradition my family and I have. Since I was a little girl I’ve always wanted to have a Quinceanera just like the girl in “Apache Girl” the girl wanted to become an Apache girl. Being an Apache Girl and Having a Quinceanera are very…

1871, in Arizona’s Aravaipa Canyon, 60 miles northeast of Tucson, a large force attacked an Apache encampment. In 30 minutes the attackers shot, clubbed, or captured 29 people and killed 144. Nearly all the victims were…

utilitarian ways of surviving in harsh seasons of the United States. One of the most captivating tribes was the Apache tribe, acknowledged for their survival through relocation disruptions caused by the threats from contiguous tribes. The Apaches became famously known for their stealth attacks upon other tribes in hopes of attaining their food and livestock. They were one of the few tribes to…

people and cultures. The previously mentioned Western Apache, have a relatively clear understanding of the “whitemen” or Anglo-Americans language; Consequently, they understand the Anglo-American fairly. Despite their frequent communication with Anglo-Americans and understanding of their culture, the Western Apache are almost always trying to remain as culturally separate from Anglo-Americans as possible. (Basso 1979, 30). Some Western Apache even advise their children, “Don’t be like white…

The Western Apache and their Sense of Place The Western Apache Native culture is a very distinct way of life because of the importance they place on place-naming and landscapes. Keith Basso describes the intricate and intriguing methods the Apache employed during the course of their history as a whole to depict and understand the world around them. The idea of Wisdom Sits in Places begins with how the Western Apache sought to orchestrate their path of wisdom by wedding landscapes and places to…

White Mountain Apache tribe located in Eastern Arizona. The purpose of this article was describing how Anthropologist Keith Basso worked with two gentlemen from the Apache tribe in recording a topographic map of the area using Apache words. The Apache had named theses areas decades ago but the names were never recorded on a map for other tribesmen to read and learn. Mr. Basso traveled with his companions during the hot and humid summer of 1979. He traveled through the Apache…