Editing Western Apache people (section)

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[[File:San Carlos Apache seal.png|148px|thumb|Seal of the San Carlos Apache tribe]]

The '''Western Apache''' are an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous people]] of [[North America]], and a subgroup of the greater [[Apache]] identity, who live primarily in east central [[Arizona]], in the United States and north of [[Mexico]] in the states of [[Sonora]] and [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]. Most live within reservations. The [[Fort Apache Indian Reservation]], [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation]], [[Yavapai-Apache Nation]], [[Tonto Apache]], and the [[Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation]] are home to the majority of Western Apache and are the bases of their federally recognized tribes. In addition, there are numerous bands. The Western Apache bands call themselves '''''Ndee (Indé)''''' (“The People”). Because of dialectical differences, the Pinaleño/Pinal and Arivaipa/Aravaipa bands of the San Carlos Apache pronounce the word as '''''Innee''''' or '''Nnēē:'''.<ref>[http://www.brown.edu/Research/Aravaipa/apache.html Shadows at Dawn – The Peoples – Nnēē / Apache / 'O:b]</ref>