Tsoka-ne-nde

The Tsoka-ne-nde, or Chokonen, were one of the Chiricahua Apache peoples of the southwestern borderlands. Their homeland included the Chiricahua Mountains and Apache Pass, a route through the mountains between desert valleys. Chiricahua communities lived in small local groups, moving with the seasons to hunt and gather, and cultivating some crops. In 1789 Chokonen and neighboring Chihenne groups made peace at the Spanish presidio of Janos. Under the Chokonen leader El Compá, families received provisions in exchange for service alongside Spanish troops.