THE GOVERNOR, OLD WOMAN

WHITE HANDS (AN APACHE MYTH)

By: Carly Appletoft

Summary

There were four brave warriors They kill their enemy Their enemy comes back to life

Summary

Confused, they decide they must go to Governor, Old Woman White hands for help.

Governor does not believe him

Summary

Worried, the three warriors went in search for the missing one

Walked back to camp Thought the Governor was pregnant,

even though he was a man

Summary

They attacked their enemy with clubs Some of the enemy did not fight Friendship

About the Apache Tribe The Apache Tribe came from the north and settled

into three dessert regions known as the Great Basin, the Sonoran, and the Chihuachuan

They speak Athabscan Had unsurpassed war tactics They were also nomadic hunter-gatherers

About the Apache Tribe The first Apache raids took place in the late 17th

century In 1875 the United States military forced the

removal of1,500 Apache Native Americans Went to Indian Agency at San Carlos, 180 miles

away Resulted in a loss of several hundred lives Held in San Carlos for 25 years while white

settlers took over their land Only a few hundred returned back to their land

Elements Origin Myth Characters:

The enemy- enemies of the Apaches, some of them were peaceful

The four warriors- had superior war tactics to combat their enemy

The Governor, Old Woman White Hands- wise, all-knowing governor

The importance of friendship and the importance of honesty

Works Cited

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-mythwhitehands.html

http://www.impurplehawk.com/apache.html

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/apache/apachehist.htm