Unlike most stories, the Apache tribe begins from the
underworld and people climb up and ascend to the Earth or the upper world. There was a beaver and a badger that was sent
out on an adventure to the upper world.
Once more people entered the upper world, wars began happening. The people from the lower world gave the
people from the upper world lice that started biting them but that made them
sleep. The war was by the river and they
began to shoot with bows and arrows. The
shots were not supposed to be taken so they tried to help the wounded man with
medicines and herbs. They were one against four with the enemies. Many people died in this war and they had to
report that all of their men were dead.
The next stories in these tales were about the heroes and
the owl of their land. This is a story
about their kids going to see their father.
The interaction involved the sun and the fire. All the children wanted was something to play
with so he made them toys. The kids fell
into the fire and the Owls made them into a food to eat in a pot. There was something about one of the children
that made them not die. The owl noticed
that and thought it was supernatural powers. So, they jumped out of the pot and
returned to their grandmother’s house.
The tale of the Killing of the Monsters is about killing the
Elk that had been killing the people of the village. A man named Naiyenesgani had been sent out to
kill this Elk many times and tried to with different approaches but it was
never successful. Finally after many
times of trying, he finally killed him so he took the Elk to use it for the
skin and meat. Naiyenesgani kept the
horns of the Elk close to him. He had a
way of making four motions, striking, and then killing people.
Some very important things that I have found about the
Apache tribe is how close they are with their extended families and the
connection with the animals. They have
many more tales that explain their culture and background of the tribe.
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