About The Apaches

In this new and updated edition, award-winning author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve introduces young readers to the Apache peoples.

Did you know that the Apache were skilled in sign language and would use it to communicate with people who spoke different languages? Learn about the Apache’s creation story, government, Gan masks, puberty rite, “putting-on-moccasins” ceremonies, and more. 

Expertly reviewed by a member of the Apache tribe, this updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Apache people of the past and present. Historical information is accompanied by a section on modern life.

Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. She has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as a teacher and children’s book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home.