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Post by Apachelady61 on May 24, 2016 12:34:30 GMT -5
I am Mescalero Apache and the boots displayed are Mescalero, there are many different bands of Apaches in the southwest of New Mexico and Arizona, so the biggest mistake that outsider make is that we are all the same. History has not changed but we are people on our reservation that can correct you regarding Apache, our society is very secret and would like to keep thing to themselves. Check out the historical trauma of the Apache people, this will provide the reason for the Apache people keeping thier culture and art within family. But I am sorry that one person can reflect on all the people. But this is how the outsider treat our people, not understanding the culture, family values, norms and lifestyles. So please before you post remember the US government didn't treat Apache as people and now this is still continuing by your post.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 6:17:29 GMT -5
Hello ApacheLady and Thankyou! for your reply' and for clearing things up about the no Toe Guard Moccasins being Mescalero. Thats good to finally know that , Thankyou ! so much for your reply and for the information.
I will be closing this thread in the next few days and deleting my Profile as I dont want to upset anymore of the Apache People who are innocent of what happened to me with the person id paid to make and bead me a pair of Moccasins which i never got .. and I would like to ' Apologise ' to All other Apache People for the upset I have caused them with this. I am sincerely very sorry for all the innocent Apache Crafts People who are honest and sincere when making their Traditional Craft Items for non Apache people. So i would like to offer my Sincerest Apologies again for that.
I think the most upsetting and disappointing thing for me was , that it wasnt just that i never got the moccasins id paid this person for .. it was that all my life ive loved and genuinely been interested in the Apache People ( especially the Chiricahua People ) ever since i was a small child and the hardest part for me was that no one would even reply to my emails / msgs to them. Even when id sent some links to website stores selling cheap leather hides .. there was no Thankyou ! and not even a reply. Only about maybe 3-4 Apaches actually replied to me and that was very disappointing for me.
But I am very sorry ' to all the Apache People who I Upset on here and I would also like to Apologise to the People on here who run this site for the problems ive caused , I an truly very sorry and i never meant for it to get this way.
I will delete my Profile in a few days time as i want to give others the chance to see my Apology.
Thank You all again for your Replies and taking the time to answer my questions I had. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.
Ps I do understand about the different tribes and subtribes / bands , of the different tribes of the Apache People. I did use to get confused ' when I saw Old photos b/w of Mescalero Apache Men who were like Plains People in the way they dressed. Braided Hair , fur hats , waistcoats n shirts. But I think it must have been when they started mixing other people with them on the reservations that they became like the Western Apache .. long loose unbound hair and cloth wrapped around their head , cotton shirts , waistcoat , and the white canton cotton drawers that the men wore as trousers which were tied down at the ankles with laces , socks underneath their moccasins. This is what use to confuse me before when in books and on the internet I would see old west photos titled Mescalero Apache.
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Post by Dietmar on Oct 3, 2016 6:44:01 GMT -5
Actually we´ve heard this story often enough. THREAD CLOSED.
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