The Great Plains Indians Complete Text - Lingua

From these camps the Apache raided the Spanish or other tribes capturing sheep
and goats which they ate, and mustangs which they used primarily as pack horses.
The Apache – though they numbered less than 5,000 – were among the most
warlike 43 of the Indians and had long running feuds 44 with almost every other tribe of
the Southwestern Plains and desert Southwest. They formed no religious institutions
but looked for spirituality in everyday life.
The famous Chiricahwa leader Geronimo 45 , who was also a healer explained:
“We had no churches, no Sabbath day, no holidays and yet we worshipped 46 .
Sometimes the whole tribe would assemble to sing and pray. Sometimes in a smaller
number of perhaps only two or three. Sometimes an aged person prayed for all of
us.”
And like later arrivals to the plains, neither the Apache nor the Navajo formed any
significant military alliances 47 with other tribes.
Kiowa
The Kiowa’s journey onto the plains began somewhere in the Kootenay region of
British Columbia, Canada. From there they migrated 48 into western Montana in the
43
warlike – aggressive; showing a desire for conflict or war – kriegerisch
44
feuds – the feud – a long and bitter quarrel between 2 people – die Fehden
45
Geronimo – Apache Indian chief, ~ 1834-1909
46
worshipped – to worship – the practice of showing respect for God or a god eg. by praying or singing –
anbeten, vergöttern, verehren
47
military alliances – military unions for mutual benefits – Militärbündnisse
48
migrated – to migrate – to move from one place to go to live in another – abwandern, ziehen
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