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The tribe is federally recognized as the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Apache Reservation, located in south-central New Mexico. In the 19th century, the Mescalero opened their reservation to other Apache tribes, such as the Mimbreno (Chíhéńde, Warm Springs Apaches) and the Chiricahua (Shá’i’áńde or Chidikáágu).
Mescalero (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Mashgal) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, located on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The population was 1,338 at the 2010 census .
Chiricahua (/ ˌ tʃ ɪr ɪ ˈ k ɑː w ə / CHIRR-i-KAH-wə) is a band of Apache Native Americans.. Based in the Southern Plains and Southwestern United States, the Chiricahua (Tsokanende) are related to other Apache groups: Ndendahe (Mogollon, Carrizaleño), Tchihende (Mimbreño), Sehende (Mescalero), Lipan, Salinero, Plains, and Western Apache.
It forms to the southwest of, and feeds into, Mescalero Lake, [2] just inside the north central border of the Mescalero Reservation. [3] The creek then continues east of the lake. [4] It turns north and then east again, shadowed by Carrizo Canyon Road, [5] before feeding into the Rio Ruidoso south-southeast of Ruidoso, New Mexico. [6]
The Salt Fire was first reported near Ruidoso on June 17, 2024, at approximately 2:20 PM MDT. [2]On June 18, 2024, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation due to the Salt Fire and nearby South Fork Fire.
Wendell Chino was born on December 25, 1923, in Mescalero, New Mexico, to the Mescalero Apache Nation as the fifth out of 11 children. [3] Eleven previous years to his birth, Chino's parents were freed by the U.S Army as previous prisoners of war. [4]
The St. Joseph Apache Mission Church is a historic Catholic parish church at 626 Mission Trail in Mescalero, New Mexico, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] Its parishioners are mostly members of the Mescalero Apache tribe. [2] Exterior in 2013
The Mescalero Apache Tribe is a Native American (Indian) tribe with a reservation in south- central New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains, generally south of Ruidoso and west of Tularosa. The current reservation was established by a series of Executive Orders , with the most recent dating from 1883. [ 2 ]