Friends of the Chiricahua Apache Nation

05/07/2026

05/04/2026

Fort Bayard for the Chiricahua Apache is an idea that's been around for a while.

The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area formally requested Tuesday that President Donald Trump return the Presidio to tribal supervision.

05/03/2026

Even google AI gets this. Now to help everyone else get it!

"Federal recognition is considered part of the ongoing, slow-motion genocide of Indigenous peoples because it places the power to define Indigenous identity, sovereignty, and existence in the hands of the U.S. settler state rather than the tribes themselves. This process forces tribes to prove their existence using colonial criteria, perpetuating historical erasure, restricting resources, and upholding the structural goals of the original colonization". AI

05/02/2026

Thank you to Silver City Food Coop and to all who rounded-up in March! We are grateful for the sizable check we received that helps our Foundation's projects! Ixexe!

05/02/2026

Mark your calendars for the Chiricahua Apache mural dedication on June 20th from 3-5pm in Silver City, NM. More info to come

All of our Chiricahua Apache Citizens, descendants and Friends are invited!

(The wood supports were temporary. The Silver City Youth mural team will be adding handmade tile work around the Traditional Territory map that illustrates our Chiricahua stories, as well as adding a border inspired by Chiricahua designs)

04/30/2026

2nd edition of the Moccasin Telegraph!

Mark your calendars for June 20th! We've been invited to be part of the 2026 Clay festival and will celebrate the new Chiricahua Apache mural underway! You can watch the mural's progress by visiting the Silver City, NM site on Yankie Street off Bullard. Share your responses on our page "Fri...

04/29/2026

Nde benah

04/22/2026

So nice running into our Silver City Mayor Wheaton Smith. He’s enthusiastic about all the work we’re doing!

04/20/2026

We're installing the mural!