Tag Archives: San Carlos Apache Tribe

There is something very intriguing about San Carlos artist Carrie Curley. Perhaps it is the eloquent way she speaks, her voice soft yet strong. Perhaps it is her artistic mystique. Or perhaps it is because this modest artist is a rare find on the Apache reservation, being both female and …

Roberta Hunter-Patten is bracing herself to serve as the first Apache on the GUSD school board this January after winning last November’s election against Frankie DalMolin and Robert Howard for District 1. Total, Hunter-Patten has spent 30 years teaching students in kindergarten, elementary and junior high school. Until three or …

The story of Indian Agent John Clum and the first Apache Policeman, John Talkalai.  1877 Steadying his rifle against the corral for accuracy, Apache policeman John Talkalai took deliberate aim and shot and killed his brother, Tonto Apache chief Disalin. It was a few days before Christmas, 1875 and earlier …

By: Kelly Moss Sally Kenton was just 7 years old when she snuck into her mother’s beading room to bead her first project , “a flimsy, and loosely beaded keychain” which she quickly delivered to her father when he got home so as not to get in trouble. Although Sally …

Gertrude Serna is a soft spoken, engaging Apache woman who has been creating genuine Apache dolls for decades. Originally, she started out producing full size cradleboards for infants, then moved on to beading ‘T’ necklaces and capes. Dolls, however, are her vocation, her oeuvre. She is self taught and works …

The first thing one observes when viewing the work of Delbert Upshaw is the detail of his wood carvings. While another artist may perhaps opt for a shortcut, an easier way to express line and movement, Delbert’s work is both expressive and exuberant. This young man, equal parts Apache and …