The Mescalero Apache Tribe, located in South Central New Mexico, welcomes you to familiarize yourself with our history, traditions, and the current vision of our Tribe.

Mescalero or Mescalero Apache (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Naa'dahéńdé) is an Apache tribe of Southern Athabaskan –speaking Native Americans. The tribe is federally recognized as the Mescalero Apache …

4 days ago · come together at the Mescalero Ceremonial Grounds on December 21, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This special occasion is all about spreading joy and happiness to our tribal children …

There are three sub-bands that comprise the Tribe: the Mescalero Apache, the Chiricahua Apache, and the Lipan Apache. Prior to the reservation period, the Mescalero people were nomadic hunters and …

Mescalero, tribe of the Eastern Apache division of North American Indians. Their name is taken from the mescal (peyote) cactus (Lophophora williamsii), which provided fibre, food, and drink to these …

The Mescalero Apache Tribe owns and operates both the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino and Ski Apache Ski Resort, as well as other Reservation based enterprises.

Oct 30, 2021 · The Name Mescalero is the Spanish equivalent of the native term meaning mescal people. The name Natage was applied to all Apaches who lived in southern New Mexco.

Sep 12, 2022 · Mescalero is the Spanish word for “mescal eater.” Apache came from the Zuni word ápachu, meaning “enemy.” The Mescalero homeland today is a 463,000-acre reservation in the …

The Mescalero, Chiricahua, and Lipan Apache were known for their fierceness and cunning in battle, skillful statesmanship, and ability to adapt to and endure the often harsh desert and mountainous …

Mescalero Apache is one of the Southern Athapaskan languages. It is mutually intelligible to speakers of other Apachean languages and Navajo and is related to Athapaskan languages in Alaska, western …