Book
The Mescalero Apaches
University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1973 • Pages: 10, 335
By: Sonnichsen, C. L. (Charles Leland).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents the history of the Mescalero Apaches, from the Spanish Conquest to 1972. The author's main purpose is to present facts largely from the Mescalero point of view in order to foster understanding of the Indians' plight. Apparently, only a few renegade Mescaleros were involved in the intense warfare between Apaches and the U. S.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- War
- History
- History and culture change
- Culture summary
- External relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mescalero Apache
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; John Beierle ; 1979
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1946-1972
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mescalero Indian Reservation, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by C. L. Sonnichsen
- Table of Contents: I. After four centuries: an introduction; II. The desert breed: the Apaches and their way of life; III. Crucible of courage: Apache against Spaniard; IV. No hope for peace: the Americans take over; V. Hunger and defeat: the Mescaleros give up; VI. We are men and braves: the Mescaleros against General Carleton; VII. Back to the wilds: The Mescaleros choose freedom; VIII. Peace with dishonor; the Mescaleros settle down; IX. The bloody border: Victorio takes the warpath; X. The army moves in: the disarming of the Mescaleros; XI. Peace at last: Victorio goes under; XII. Prisoners of war: the Apaches in exile; XIII. In slow motion: fifty years of difficulty; XIV. Better days: the Indians get a new deal; XV. Today and tomorrow: the Mescaleros face the future.
- Information on the campaigns of Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo have been marked for the NT8 Eastern Apache file. Researchers interested in these wars in which several renegade Mescaleros took part should consult the NT8 file. Category 727 was used for the Bosque Redondo period.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-319)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 58011610
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mescalero Indians