Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Chiricahua Apache Nation
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Lands
Headquarters in Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States; this record describes this named community, not every Chiricahua Apache person or government
Countries United States
Facts 3
Governance
The Chiricahua Apache Nation describes its governance through an Executive Council and National Council made up of citizen-descendants.
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Today
The Chiricahua Apache Nation lists its tribal headquarters in Santa Clara, New Mexico.
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Today
Its foundation's stated work includes education, social welfare and defending Chiricahua Apache self-determination.
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Context and resources
This entry follows this named community's own published account. It does not identify a single representative for all Chiricahua people or establish federal-recognition status.
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Related records
Distinct records associated with Chiricahua people or self-identification; no merger, exclusive representative, legal equivalence, or common-government claim.
Fort Sill Apache Tribe, Mescalero Apache.
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From the publisher's own pages
Chiricahua Apache Nation's own governance account (opens in a new tab)
This named community describes its councils. Its account does not establish federal recognition, exclusive representation of all Chiricahua people or the legal status of other communities.
Chiricahua Apache Nation, source reviewed with AI assistance.
Mexico: INPI's broader N’dee o N’nee o Ndé entry (opens in a new tab)
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Instituto Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas, source reviewed with AI assistance.
Chiricahua Apache National Foundation (opens in a new tab)
Its own description of education, social welfare and self-determination work; not a claim that it represents every Chiricahua community.
Chiricahua Apache Nation, source reviewed with AI assistance.
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