The White Mountain Apache, part of the larger Apache people of the American Southwest, were known as fierce warriors and skilled strategists. Living in the rugged mountains and deserts of Arizona, they mastered guerrilla-style tactics—using speed, surprise, and deep knowledge of the land to defend their homelands against enemies and outside forces. They fought on horseback with bows, lances, and later rifles, often outmaneuvering better-armed opponents. To the Apache, war was not only about surv

Dáán zhoo, from the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, uses her platform to confront widespread misinformation about Native identity and history. After posting content about the history of these lands, she says, “People even claimed I was AI, which only goes to show they don’t know what’s real when they see it.” She pushes back against conspiracy theories like “Native Americans are really Muslims,” calling them false and harmful. “That erases an entire traumatic history of the transatlantic sl