Jicarilla
noun
Ji·ca·ri·lla
ˌhē-kə-ˈrē-yə 
plural Jicarilla or Jicarillas
1
: a member of an Apache people originally of southeastern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and adjacent areas and now living chiefly in northern New Mexico
2
: the language of the Jicarilla people
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Montoya grew up in Dulce, New Mexico, a small town near the headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
The project will move water from the San Juan River to the eastern section of the Navajo Nation, the southwestern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the city of Gallup, stopping at the Arizona state line.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2023
But missing from the list are the Jicarilla Apache tribe and three outlying Navajo communities: To’hajiilee, Ramah and Alamo.
—Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 13 June 2020
Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
The project will move water from the San Juan River to the eastern section of the Navajo Nation, the southwestern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the city of Gallup, stopping at the Arizona state line.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2023
But missing from the list are the Jicarilla Apache tribe and three outlying Navajo communities: To’hajiilee, Ramah and Alamo.
—Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 13 June 2020
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“Jicarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jicarilla. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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