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Texas Indians: The Texas Apaches ArticleTexas Indians: The Texas Apaches Article
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9th - 10th
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Texas Indians: The Texas Apaches

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This article details the history and way of life of the Apaches in Texas. It describes their interactions with the Spanish explorers, how they were treated like slaves at the Spanish missions, and how their resentment drove them to attack the missions. Additional information describes their clothing, and the tee-pees and wickiups they built for shelter.

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apache clothing, apache culture, apache way of life, comanche, native american clothing, spanish missions, texas indian groups, texas native americans, how apaches were treated by spanish, apache

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