Research into the historical usage of the word "Apache"

maestas at ccwf.cc.utexas.edu maestas at ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Mon Jan 1 19:39:59 UTC 2001


Does anybody recall or know if there has been articles or chapters written
about the possibility that the word "Apache" was brought up from south of
the Rio Grande by Juna de Onate and other colonists, rather than adopted
from the Zuni word for enemy. Martha Stone explains that usage of Apache
among Danzantes Concheros referred to the use of "pachtli" in
ritual. Dolores Gunnerson explains that Apache could possibly be related
to the Nahuatl word Mapache, meaning racoon due to certain face adornment
among Southern Athapaskans in the 16th and 17th century. This is what I
am familiar with and would appreciate any help in finding more detailed
r resources on the subject.
Thank you,
Enrique Maestas



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