Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Jicarilla Apache
Lands
North-central New Mexico, US, along the Colorado line and across the Continental Divide (Dulce)
Countries United States
Facts 3
Land
The Jicarilla Apache Nation reservation spans more than 879,917 acres in north-central New Mexico, and Dulce is its only community and tribal headquarters.
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Culture
Jicarilla elders still read the coming spring flows and summer water supply from the timing of snowfall, knowledge that closely tracks what scientists call moisture content.
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Land
After 1887 the Jicarilla moved their individual allotments back into tribal ownership, keeping their lands and water rights together.
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