INTRODUCTION

"Barely a thousand years ago, a small band of nomads abandoned their lands and reached what is today the American Southwest. There they lived and developed their own unique culture. The nomads called themselves Tinneh, “the people,” but in time they would be known by names given to them by others- the Apache.

These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern AthabaskanAthabaskan speakers of Alaska and western Canada. The modern term Apache excludes the related Navajo people. However, the Navajo and the other Apache groups are clearly related through culture and language and thus are considered Apachean. Apachean peoples formerly ranged over eastern Arizona, northwestern Mexico, New Mexico, and parts of Texas and the Great Plains[1]. (Apachean) language, and are related linguistically to the

Throughout all those years, the Apache developed a distinct social organization. Its fundamental unit was the family. Not only families were important to the Apache, but also its formation, the way it was managed, and their next generations were significant to them".

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