Chiricahua Apache Women and Children: Safekeepers of the Heritage

by H. Henrietta Stockel

Book Overview

White Painted Woman appears in ancient myths of the Chiricahua Apaches as the virgin mother of the people and the origin of women's ceremonies. Such Chiricahua myths and traditions have closely prescribed the roles of women in relation to their husbands and children, to relatives and extended families, and to the band or tribe. One of those roles is to safeguard and hand on to the next generation the lore and customs of the people. In this way,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162349818X
• ISBN13: 9781623498184
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"