One of the smartest strategic moves by the Frontier Army during the Indian Wars was to enlist Natives as scouts. On the Plains, tribes like the Crows were all too willing to assist the Army in their war against their traditional enemies, the Lakota and Cheyenne.
The Apache groups were formidable foes in New Mexico, Arizona, Chihuahua and Sonora. The wild, untamed land worked to their advantage making them almost impossible to find.
The Apache didn't see themselves as a nation. Their loya
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