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Until the Spanish arrived in their territory, the Apache and Pueblo tribes had a peaceful and economic relationship with each other. The Pueblo tribe traded the agricultural products from their farms and also their pottery in exchange for buffalo meat and hides. This meant that the Apache did not have to focus on growing their own produce or making cultural products and instead could focus all of their energy on buffalo hunting. After the arrival of the Spanish, the peaceful trade network between the Pueblo and Apache was disrupted. The Spanish wanted to trade with the Apache and did everything in their power to diminish the Pueblo trading abilities; they were successful in this endeavor.
The Apache had many ceremonies that they celebrated throughout the year. These ceremonies often focused on certain dances. For example, they celebrated a girl's entrance into womanhood with the Sunrise Dance. The Apache believed that when a girl performed the Sunrise Dance, she was given special blessings to help her in life. Another dance was the Crown Dance, also known as the Mountain Spirit Dance. This dance was a masked dance and the dancers would impersonate mountain spirits.