Mescalero
- proper noun
- /ˌmɛskəˈlɛroʊ/
- Roughly two-thirds chose to relocate to the Mescalero Reservation.
Examples
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Lisandro Mendez told the story of "Coyote and Deer" to Harry Hoijer in 1938 while residing on the Mescalero Reservation.
Academic text (1999) -
Since 1960, Mescalero teenagers have attended high school in surrounding communities.
Academic text (1990) -
The Mescalero already had the ceremony before I came here to the Mescalero Reservation.
Academic text (1999) -
Some of the houses erected in the 1930s were moved to Mescalero.
Academic text (1990) -
We can go west through the Valley of Fires but there's the Mescalero Reservation.
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The evidence indicates that changes in settlement patterns on the Mescalero reservation have occurred as federal policy has shifted.
Academic text (1990) -
Multiple-family dwellings in Mescalero were located within walking distance of the tribal offices, the hospital, and the service zone.
Academic text (1990) -
The Mescalero Apache Reservation occupies an area traditionally familiar to the Mescalero and Lipan groups.
Academic text (1990) -
Cultural adaptation and persistence are evident in the contemporary landscape inhabited by the Mescalero Apache.
Academic text (1990) -
The village of Mescalero is known for its rich cultural heritage and connection to the Apache people.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mescalero the village is named after the Mescalero people, and the word comes from Spanish mescal and -ero meaning 'mescal gatherer'. That is why the town on the reservation shares the same name as the Apache community.