A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . hand, were always friendly, and their services as guides, peacemakers, interpreters, Delawares and rescuers of captives among the hostile tribes, were invaluable to the colonists in Texas, to the army of the revolution in its campaigns, and to the Rangers in their frequent Indian battles. The tribe was usually found with the kindred Kickapoos and the Cherokees, along the Trinity and Neches, and later on the Brazos and Colorado. 3. The Athapascan Faiiii/y.—The Texan branch of this Athapascanfamily was widely separated from its
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . hand, were always friendly, and their services as guides, peacemakers, interpreters, Delawares and rescuers of captives among the hostile tribes, were invaluable to the colonists in Texas, to the army of the revolution in its campaigns, and to the Rangers in their frequent Indian battles. The tribe was usually found with the kindred Kickapoos and the Cherokees, along the Trinity and Neches, and later on the Brazos and Colorado. 3. The Athapascan Faiiii/y.—The Texan branch of this Athapascanfamily was widely separated from its kindred, the home of the ^^ ^other portion of the group being in the northeastern part of theDominion of Canada, along the Mackenzie River, and extendingto the borders of Alaska. When this remote separation occurredis not known. The great representative of the family in Texas Apacheswas the Apache, under which name were often included otherdistinct tribes of the same stock, as Lipan (le-pan) Apaches,Mescalero Apaches, Chiricahua (che-re-ka-wii) Ai)aches, etc. ;. 88 A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. Period I. Spanish Domination 1528 TOI82I Lipans Attakapanfamily Caddoan la m i 1 y the Lipans, Mescaleros, and Chiricahuas being really separatetribes belonging to the same great confederacy, of which theApaches were the leading spirits. The Apaches and Lipansoriginally inhabited from Central Texas to the Colorado Riverin Arizona ; the Lipans occupying the eastern portion of thisdistrict, from the Comanche country along Red River to the RioGrande on the south, and to the Gulf on the east, their centrallocality being near Bandera Pass, fifty miles northwest of SanAntonio. In after times the Lipans, under theirliefs, Castro and F/acco, rendered distinguished aidto the Texans as scouts, trailers, and allies in thewars with other tribes. Owing to the treacherousand cruel murder of their chief F/acco by a whiteman, they became desperate foes, and their sub-sequent history is full of tragic i
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