Mescalero
noun
Mes·ca·le·ro
ˌme-skə-ˈler-(ˌ)ō 
plural Mescalero or Mescaleros
: a member of an Apache people of Texas and New Mexico
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From the Mescalero Apaches who harvested bighorn sheep and elk here, to American pioneers who dammed some of the springs and established a ranch, to the mail carriers who would stop here in the 1850s, this land has a deep history.
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Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
In New Mexico, a member of the Mescalero Apache nation more than two hours from the border was questioned by agents who demanded to see their passport.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2025
Heinrich posted on Facebook last month a report that a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe was stopped by an ICE agent, approached in Spanish and asked to show a U.S. passport.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Information about hunts on the reservation — including those for mule deer, whitetails, and black bears — is available from Vernon Scott, Hunt Manager, Mescalero Tribe, Mescalero, NM 88340.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Although it was not mentioned in the letter, the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced one of its members was approached by an ICE agent who spoke in Spanish.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: The Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced that a member was confronted by ICE agents last week and was asked for ID — first in Spanish, although the member spoke English.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced that a member was confronted by ICE agents last week and was asked for ID — first in Spanish, although the member spoke English.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Rose has pushed back on criticisms of cultural appropriation over the years, telling Bloomberg in 2019 that his father has roots in among Mescalero Apache, Lakota, and Cherokee people.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
In New Mexico, a member of the Mescalero Apache nation more than two hours from the border was questioned by agents who demanded to see their passport.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2025
Heinrich posted on Facebook last month a report that a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe was stopped by an ICE agent, approached in Spanish and asked to show a U.S. passport.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Information about hunts on the reservation — including those for mule deer, whitetails, and black bears — is available from Vernon Scott, Hunt Manager, Mescalero Tribe, Mescalero, NM 88340.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Although it was not mentioned in the letter, the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced one of its members was approached by an ICE agent who spoke in Spanish.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: The Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced that a member was confronted by ICE agents last week and was asked for ID — first in Spanish, although the member spoke English.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced that a member was confronted by ICE agents last week and was asked for ID — first in Spanish, although the member spoke English.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Rose has pushed back on criticisms of cultural appropriation over the years, telling Bloomberg in 2019 that his father has roots in among Mescalero Apache, Lakota, and Cherokee people.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Mescalero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mescalero. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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