Jicarilla Apache
North Americaprimarily hunter-gatherersMap
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The Jicarilla are an Apache tribe that lived a seminomadic lifestyle in what is now called the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the plains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico around the 16th century. They are descendants of Athapaskan-speaking groups who had migrated south from Canada centuries before. Their reservation was established in 1887 in the Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties, New Mexico. The Jicarilla are particularly known for their pottery and basketry though the reservation is also supported by revenues from tribal-owned oil, gas, and timber industries in the 20th and 21st centuries. They have a creator deity, and shamans lead annual intra-group ceremonies.
Identifier
Region
- North America
Subregion
- Southwest and Basin
Subsistence Type
- primarily hunter-gatherers
Countries
- United States