Apache people traditionally have lived inEastern Arizona Northern,and their collective homelands, consists of high mountains, sheltered and watered valleys, deep canyons, deserts, and the southern great plains Us.The Apache Indians were known to be quick to defend their homeland and seemed to always be at odds with the white man. However, in the early 1800s, the Apache tribes were at war with the Mexicans. After a bounty was placed on Apache scalps, the leader of the Membrane tribe, Juan Jose Compass, was killed for the money. |