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Apache Tribe revives sacred Xactci dance in Louisiana after 160 Years

ST. LANDRY PARISH — The Canneci Tinne Apache Tribe—part of the Lipan Apache (Ndáwe) Nation—will present the Xactci (pronounced Hahch-kee) ceremonial dance on Saturday at the Opelousas Museum. Tribal ...
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An Apache ceremony for the ages: On the Mescalero Apache Reservation, four days of dancing mark the passage into womanhood, testing a girl’s endurance — and enveloping her ...

At the end of July, in a forest clearing in the heart of the Mescalero Apache Reservation, a 13-year-old girl braved a coming-of-age ceremony marking her initiation into womanhood. Teepees and ...
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Ancient Apache dance performed for first time in 160 years at Opelousas Museum

ST. LANDRY PARISH (OPELOUSAS) — The Canneci Tinne Apache Tribe has lived in Louisiana since the 1700s, with ancestral territories in areas such as Prairie Maronne in St. Martin Parish and Bayou Tortue ...
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Apache Tribe Revives Sacred Xactci Dance in Louisiana After 160 Years

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