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Mescalero

Mescalero

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A group of Apache people who live mainly in New Mexico
  • proper noun
  • /ˌmɛskəˈlɛroʊ/
: pueblo Mescalero
  • The Mescalero and Lipan groups inhabited a region bordered by the Rio Grande on the west and the Pecos River on the east.
  • Mescalero Apache
  • Mescalero and Lipan

Examples

  • The primary reason for the migration was a desire by Mescalero Apache women to live close together in easily accessible places.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Wendell Chino, council president, told reporters, "Over the last 20 years, the Mescalero Apache Tribal Council has sought to achieve economic independence through the creation of jobs in tribal businesses."

    Academic text (1995)

  • The inn is owned and run by the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

  • Just three doctors serve 4,000 Mescalero Apaches, and only the most basic medical conditions can be treated.

  • Wendell Chino, council president, told reporters, 'Over the last 20 years, the Mescalero Apache Tribal Council has sought to achieve economic independence through the creation of jobs in tribal businesses.'

Surface Forms

Mescalero main

Etymology

Mescalero was a name given by Spanish speakers from mescal and -ero, meaning 'mescal gatherer', because this Apache group used the mescal plant. That's why Mescalero is the name for this federally recognized Apache people.