Jicarilla
Americannoun
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a member of a group of North American Indians who once inhabited primarily northern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado and are now situated in northwestern New Mexico.
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the Athabascan language of the Jicarilla.
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Ryan invited Reyos, who was raised on the Jicarilla Apache Nation reservation in New Mexico, to his home for dinner and drinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
A resilient future on the Colorado must have tribal sovereignty at the forefront, said Daryl Vigil, Jicarilla Apache Nation water administrator and a staunch advocate for tribal inclusion in water management issues.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Mr. Paulsen had lived on a 200-acre ranch in White Oaks, a former ghost town near the Jicarilla Mountains, and treasured his solitude, saying he could only think clearly when he was far from society.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
The solar-battery projects would be built outside San Juan County, with one located on Jicarilla Apache tribal land to the east and the other in McKinley County to the south.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
Dwellings—The Jicarilla dwelling is the same as the tipi of the Plains Indians, once made of five buffalo skins on the usual framework of poles, with smoke-hole at the apex.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
Under Faris' unobtrusive leadership, the Jicarillas began to regain their pride.
From Time Magazine Archive
See Haschógan Houses, medicine, of the Jicarillas, 57 of the Apache, 13-14, 44, 45 of the dead burned by Jicarillas, 55 owned by Navaho women, 76 See Dwellings; Hogán; Tipis Hozhónĭ Hatál.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
The typical habitation of the Jicarillas is a tipi, or lodge, called kozhán, patterned after that of the Plains tribes.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
Ceremonies—The Girls' Maturity observance, an annual feast whose main features are borrowed from the Pueblos, and a four-days medicine rite are the principal ceremonies of the Jicarillas.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
Dress—The Jicarillas in dress show the effect of their contact with the Plains tribes, especially the Ute.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
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