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
It’s important to recognize the relationship between Native and non-Native people at that time, said Daryl Vigil, water administrator for the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 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
The Jicarilla reservation, intended for the sub-tribe of that name, is of about the same dimensions as that of the Mescaleros, and lies between the San Juan River and the northern boundary-line of New Mexico.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by Jackson, W. H.
Under Faris' unobtrusive leadership, the Jicarillas began to regain their pride.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
The social customs of the Jicarillas are well defined.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
To all intents and purposes, therefore, the Jicarillas were a plains tribe.
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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