Recommended Resources

Recommended Reading - Books

  • Chiricahua and Janos: Communities of Violence in the Southwestern Borderlands

    Blyth, Lance R. Chiricahua and Janos: Communities of Violence in the Southwestern Borderlands, 1680-1880. United States: Nebraska, 2012. 

    https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/794664040

  • Apache Adaptation to Hispanic Rule

    Babcock, Matthew. Apache Adaptation to Hispanic Rule. United States: Cambridge University Press, 2016.

    https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/958455846

  • A Study of the Apache Indians

    Schroeder, Albert H. A Study of the Apache Indians. United States: Garland Pub. Incorporated, 1974.

    https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/49905327

  • Apaches at war and peace: the Janos Presidio, 1750-1858.

    Griffen, William B. Apaches at war and peace: the Janos Presidio, 1750-1858. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1988.

    https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/38732366

  • Utmost good faith: patterns of Apache-Mexican hostilities in northern Chihuahua border warfare, 1821-1848.

    Griffen, William B. Utmost good faith: patterns of Apache-Mexican hostilities in northern Chihuahua border warfare, 1821-1848. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1988.

    https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/317096987

Hanstaadaka’nde: The Apache Are Coming…(for a gift) with Ruben Leyva

This engaging presentation delves into Ruben Leyva’s rich Indigenous history. In 1879, Leyva’s ancestors journeyed to Fort Bowie to seek peaceful negotiations with the U.S. Discover the remarkable story of former Medal of Honor recipient and Apache scout Tlol-dil-xil (Black Rope), shared about Leyva’s family with anthropologist Grenville Goodwin, and more details about amazing Apache ancestors.

Recommended Reading - Gila Apache Publications, Articles and Editorials by Ruben Leyva