Editing Chiricahua (section)

=== Religion ===
The major Chiricahuan deity is called Ussen, an all-powerful creator figure. Other figures in Chiricahuan mythology include White Painted Woman, a virgin who offered herself in sacrifice to end a drought, and her son, Child of the Waters.<ref name="stockel" />

''Hoddentin'', ceremonially prepared [[cattail]] pollen, is used in many Chiricahuan rituals. [[John Gregory Bourke]] recorded that the Chiricahua offered ''hoddentin'' to the sun, threw it after snakes, and used it in medicine dances and around dying people.<ref name="stockel" />

Other traditional practices include death rituals and puberty ceremonies for young women. Caves, waterways, and birthplaces hold special spiritual significance.<ref name="stockel" />