Mescalero (Mess-ka-lero) Tribe. Sierra Blanca of southern New Mexico
Jicarilla (Hick-a-reeya) Tribe. Northern New Mexico
Western Apache Bands. Arizona north of Gila River
White Mountain Band. Largest and easternmost band, White Mountains of northeast Arizona; aka Coyotero (Coy-o-tero) (although Coyotero may be a separate White Mountain group).
San Carlos Band. Gila River southwest of White Mountains in Arizona.
Cibicue (Sib-a-que) Band. Arizona northwest of White Mountain band.
Tonto Bands:
Southern. Arizona west of Cibicue Band.
Northern. Arizona northwest of Southern Tonto Band.
Chiricahua Apache Tribe (No tribal chief)
Chihenne (Chee-hennie) Band. New Mexico west of Rio Grande into Black Range and Mogollon Mountains.
Chihenne Local Groups: Warm Springs (Victorio, Loco, Nana); Mimbres; Coppermine; Mogollon (Mug-ee-yon) (may be another name for Bedonkohe).
Bedonkohe (Be-don-ko-hee) Band. Geronimo’s band. Mogollon Mountains of southwestern New Mexico. Expert Morris Opler does not recognize the Bedonkoke. It may be another name for his Mogollons. By 1850s Mangas Coloradas’s Bedonkohe following began merging with Chihennes to form a hybrid group, mainly Bedonkohe, at Santa Lucía Springs, New Mexico.
Chokonen (Cho-ko-nen) Band. Southeastern Arizona in Chiricahua and Dragoon Mountains. Cochise headed the dominant Local Group. Others not apparent. By 1858 Cochise became the chief of the entire Chokonen Band. After death of Mangas Coloradas, Cochise emerged as the dominant leader of the entire Chiricahua tribe.
Nednhi (Ned-nee) Band. Northern Mexico ranging into Arizona. Juh dominant leader. Local groups not known.