By Helge Ingstad
Ingstad traveled to Canada, the place he lived as a trapper for 4 years with the Chipewyan Indians. The Chipewyans informed him stories approximately humans from their tribe who traveled south, by no means to come. He determined to head south to discover the descendants of his Chipewyan associates and be certain in the event that they had comparable tales. In 1936 Ingstad arrived within the White Mountains and labored as a cowboy with the Apaches. His slump in regards to the Apaches’ northern origins used to be proven by way of their tales, however the elders additionally instructed him approximately one other workforce of Apaches who had fled from the reservation and have been dwelling within the Sierra Madres in Mexico. Ingstad introduced an excursion on horseback to discover those “lost” humans, hoping to list extra stories in their attainable northern foundation but additionally to record traditions and information that would were misplaced one of the Apaches dwelling at the reservation.
Through Ingstad’s prepared and observant eyes, we trap unforgettable glimpses of the panorama and population of the southwestern borderlands as he and his Apache partners, together with one among Geronimo’s warriors, embark on a perilous quest to discover the elusive Sierra Madre Apaches. The Apache Indians is a robust echo of a previous that has now turn into a myth.
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