Mescalero

Also known as Mescalero Apache, Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Apache Reservation

Mescalero or Mescalero Apache () is an Apache tribe of Southern Athabaskan–speaking Native Americans. The tribe is federally recognized as the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Apache Reservation, located in south-central New Mexico.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Mescalero Apache
Ethnic group.flag_caption: Tribal Flag
Ethnic group.image: 2205R Mescalero Reservation Locator Map.svg
Ethnic group.image_caption: Location of Mescalero Apache Nation Reservation
Ethnic group.population: 64,484 total Apache 8,652 MATReservation
Ethnic group.region1: United States of America (Oklahoma, New Mexico)
Ethnic group.region2: Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua)
Ethnic group.religions: Catholic Religion, Mescalero and Native Cultural Heritage
Ethnic group.languages: Mescalero, English, Spanish
Ethnic group.related: Western Apache, San Carlos Apache, White Mountain Apache, Navajo

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Contents

Reservation
Tribal government
Culture and language
Origin of name
Tribal territory
Bands
Notable Mescalero
Historical chiefs and headmen
Other notable Mescalero
Education
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

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). Some Lipan Apache (Tú’édįnéńde and Túntsańde) also joined the reservation. Their descendants are enrolled in the Mescalero Apache Tribe.