Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma
The Fort Sill—Chiricahua—Warm Springs—Apache Tribe is the federally recognized Native American tribe of Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache in Oklahoma. They were formerly known as the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.
Government
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is headquartered in Apache, Oklahoma. Tribal enrollment, which requires a 1⁄16 minimum blood quantum (equivalent to one great-great-grandparent), stands at 650. The tribe continues to maintain close connections to the Chiricahua Apache who were moved to the Mescalero Apache Reservation in the late 19th century.
As of 2025, the current administration is:
Chairperson: Jennifer Heminokeky
Vice Chairperson: Bryan Jones
Committee Member: James Buckner
Committee Member: Naomi Hartford
Committee Member: Jeanette Mann
Committee Member: Douglas Spores
Lands
The tribal jurisdictional area, as opposed to a reservation, spans Caddo, Comanche, and Grady Counties in Oklahoma. A private landholder returned four acres of sacred land in Cochise County, Arizona to the tribe, and it is included in their trust lands.
In 2011, the tribe won the right to establish a reservation in New Mexico. They now control 30 acres (12 ha) near Deming, New Mexico.
Economic development and tribal programs
The tribe operates its own housing program, Fort Sill Apache Industries, and the Fort Sill Apache Casino in Lawton.
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