Apache Diaspora: Four Centuries of Displacement and Survival

Apache (Ndé) peoples in the North American West faced enslavement and forced migration schemes for four centuries, especially due to their mobility, resistance, and proximity to multiple imperial powers. The Apache Diaspora, based on archival research and oral histories, explores the stories of displaced Apaches and their kin, highlighting the influence of diaspora on Apache groups who remained in the West, influencing their strategies of mobility and resistance.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 400 pages
\n Publication date: 28 May 2021
\n Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Across four centuries, the Apache (Ndé) peoples in the North American West faced enslavement and forced migration schemes intended to exploit, subjugate, or eliminate them. While many Indigenous groups in the Americas lived through similar histories, Apaches were especially affected owing to their mobility, resistance, and proximity to multiple imperial powers. Spanish, Comanche, Mexican, and American efforts scattered thousands of Apaches across the continent and into the Caribbean, profoundly impacting Apache groups that managed to remain in the Southwest. Based on archival research in Spain, Mexico, and the United States, as well as Apache oral histories, The Apache Diaspora brings to life the stories of displaced Apaches and the kin from whom they were separated. Paul Conrad charts Apaches' efforts to survive or return home from places as far-flung as Cuba and Pennsylvania, Mexico City and Montreal. As Conrad argues, diaspora was deeply influential not only to those displaced, but also to Apache groups who managed to remain in the West, influencing the strategies of mobility and resistance for which they would become famous around the world. Through its broad chronological and geographical scope, The Apache Diaspora sheds new light on a range of topics, including genocide and Indigenous survival, the intersection of Native and African diasporas, and the rise of deportation and incarceration as key strategies of state control. As Conrad demonstrates, centuries of enslavement, warfare, and forced migrations failed to bring a final solution to the supposed problem of Apache independence and mobility. Spain, Mexico, and the United States all overestimated their own power and underestimated Apache resistance and creativity. Yet in the process, both Native and colonial societies were transformed. The Apache diaspora became a symbol of resilience and resistance, inspiring generations of Indigenous peoples to fight for their rights and reclaim their lands. The legacy of the Apache diaspora continues to be felt today, as they work to preserve their culture and heritage and to advocate for the recognition of their rights and sovereignty.

\n Weight: 734g\n
Dimension: 237 x 163 x 32 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780812253016\n \n