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Available in English for the first time, The Apache Indians tells the story of the Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad's sojourn among the Apaches near the White Mountain Reservation in Arizona and his epic journey to locate the "lost" group of their brethren in the Sierra Madres in the 1930s. Ingstad traveled to Canada, where he lived as a trapper for four years with the Chipewyan Indians. The Chipewyans told him tales about people from their tribe who traveled south, never to return. He decided to go south to find the descendants of his Chipewyan friends and determine if they had similar stories. In 1936 Ingstad arrived in the White Mountains and worked as a cowboy with the Apaches. His hunch about the Apaches' northern origins was confirmed by their stories, but the elders also told him about another group of Apaches who had fled from the reservation and were living in the Sierra Madres in Mexico. Ingstad launched an expedition on horseback to find these "lost" people, hoping to record more tales of their possible northern origin but also to document traditions and knowledge that might have been lost among the Apaches living on the reservation.
Through Ingstad's keen and observant eyes, we catch unforgettable glimpses of the landscape and inhabitants of the southwestern borderlands as he and his Apache companions, including one of Geronimo's warriors, embark on a dangerous quest to find the elusive Sierra Madre Apaches. The Apache Indians is a powerful echo of a past that has now become a myth.
Contents
List of Illustrations viiPreface by Benedicte Ingstad ixIntroduction by Thomas J. Nevins xvii 1. The Long Migration 12. San Carlos 113. White Mountain 214. Glimpse of the Old and the New 355. Dance and Prayer 456. Apache Cowboy Life on the White Mountain Reservation 597. An Expedition Is Planned 778. South into Mexico 919. Through the Western Sierra Madre 10310. Nacori Chico 11911. Through the Heart of the Sierra Madre 12912. Dramatic Christmas 14713. Cave Country 15514. Prisoners from the Wilderness 171 Notes 183Bibliography 187
