Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-20
NAVAJO" AND APACHE"

Navajo wac orielnnHy written Na.
tnsl. and o. word of Spanish OllH.n,
says Anihropua Acr1rding to Che
lato nr W Matthews. chat name la
rnpcrniiv supposed fo mean "ciaHnlng
knife or razor and to have brCn
given hy ihe span.aris because the
Navaho warriors carried great stone
knives about tholr persons t hnh
also hcgn suggested that The nhmc
Way come from Homogeneous word
meaning pool or small lake Finally
H0rauo Hale. o. prominent American
eihnulurisi rer1rect the fact thni
some take 70 90 signify Curnhold Poo
pie. lu the light OF the latest rec
Psdrchca this Interpretation does not
seem devoid of Appropriateness.
Father inopoldb own explanation
however. is atill more plausible A.
the name 81 evidently Spanish the
records Of the old Spanish missi1naf-
lcs and explorers must naturally con,
tain the key 90 lta meaning Nov.
In a memorial to the king of Spain
written IN 1880 hy FRA AlonEO de
noneavldos. O r A.. Tho writer az
tor describing che ella Apachna. says
that more than Any leagues north of
them zone encounters the province oi
the AapcheR of Navajo Although
ihcv are che same Apache nation aa
tho forenclng they are subject and
subordinate to another chief captain.
aud have q distinct modu uf Twins
For those of back yondor did not use
tO plant hut sustained themselves hy
the chase and today We have broken
land Tor them and taught them ga
plant. but tboao oi Navajo Gre very
great farmeTH Tor that lH what NaYa-
io signifies treat planted zelda
From the expression 'iho Apnchca
Of Navajo" a. is evident that The last
word did at frHt represent. not the
natives now called by a. but the
country thoy inhabited The south
orn Donos were 20 the Spanlards sim
l ply Apaches, who for the sake of con
yenionce were at first qualified bl
/ their particular hRbilats. until fro
quont repetition and love Of cOnclao-
I ness caused the name uf the lndinn.
! to be discarded IN favor of that col
thcir lands. a. it often happens even
| in our days
Az 10 the word Apache Itself. ths
same missionary proposes us a puasl-
l BILE etymology tho Spanish verb Zap.
ngeninr." 90 drive herds to pasture
/ and his suppOsition derives color from
the fact that A. F Handulior. speak
Ing OF the Apnchoa IN general. cali
/ occasionally "thc ApachnH- Nacquor.
oa. or cowhords." Rut personally
would feel more Inclined 10 accop
nr Alca Hrduckas suggestion tha
that term o. probably a corruption o
j
I pimaa. the southern nenpB' nolghhorg
means enemies. or aliens. like thi
Navahocs Anao and the northorl
penos Atna
"Great planted fields" was there
fore originally meant by Navajo. ani
ihls Interpretation ls further explain
ed bv the fact that when FIRST en-
COnntered by the Spanlnrds the
were in possession Of an immeng
territory. some of which pnsaihl.
that part uf o which was FIRST seel
! by the white iptrudors--was plnnto
with corn "Nava' means IA spanls
o iiat. even piece ~ land a plain on
field and the eui0X aio. the equiv
alcnt of the modern acho lH not nnl
an nugmontnuvo. but also q dopreci
atlve desinouce. much. ] should thlnl
ns the French ending "aille" IN for
rallle Manageable" which signify u
spoctively iron and food of little a'
count Therefore by writing TN
Apachos OF Navajo Bonavidcs mus
have meant "ihe Indians who i've q
the large more or less WORTHLESS
fields" Those who are familiar wiz
, tho character uf their lands viii nt
4 gainsay the appropriateness of th
/, appeilation