Kiowa Apache

The Kiowa Apache are an Athabaskan people historically associated with the Kiowa. They migrated with the Kiowa from what is now southwestern Montana into the southern Great Plains during the 18th century. This small Apache band became closely allied with the Kiowa, adopting many of their customs and technologies, and forming part of the Plains Indian culture.123

The Kiowa Apache are culturally grouped with the Eastern Apache, which also includes the Mescalero, Jicarilla, and Chiricahua. Traditionally, Apache bands functioned autonomously, with the band being the primary political and raiding unit, rather than a centralized tribal organization. Their subsistence economy was flexible, incorporating hunting, gathering, farming, and raiding.3