Mescalero
- proper noun
- /ˌmɛskəˈlɛroʊ/
- The Mescalero used to go down and meet the Lipan.
- Mescalero Apache
- Mescalero and Chiricahua
- Mescalero and Lipan
Examples
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The Mescalero Apache were only mildly affected by the termination policy.
Academic text (1990) -
A second group of Lipan, comprising nineteen individuals, was relocated from Mexico to the Mescalero Reservation between 1903 and 1905.
Academic text (1999) -
They had a bunch of Mescalero Apaches penned up there with us.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Mescalero Apache Reservation occupies an area traditionally familiar to the Mescalero and Lipan groups.
Academic text (1990) -
Today, members of this group officially reside among Mescalero Apache in New Mexico and Fort Sill Apache in Oklahoma.
Academic text (2012) -
I have also examined a number of Coyote narratives told by Horace Torres and Charles Smith, two Mescalero men, to Harry Hoijer in the early years of the 1930s.
Academic text (1999) -
During Opler's fieldwork in the 1930s, he reported that many Mescaleros, Lipans, and Chiricahuas still differentiated themselves; that is, they identified themselves as Lipan, Mescalero, or Chiricahua.
Academic text (1999) -
The Mescalero Apache people have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional music and dance.
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Many tourists visit the Mescalero Apache Reservation to learn about the history and traditions of the community.
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The basketball team of the Mescalero Apache often competes in local tournaments across New Mexico.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mescalero (a person) gets its name from Spanish mescal + -ero meaning 'mescal gatherer', so calling someone a Mescalero means they are a member of that Apache group. This connects the name to the people's history and way of life.