Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Mescalero Apache
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Lands
South-central New Mexico, US (Mescalero Apache Reservation)
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Facts 4
Today
Today three peoples, the Mescalero, Lipan and Chiricahua Apache, together make up the Mescalero Apache Tribe on a 463,000 acre reservation.
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Today
The Mescalero Apache Tribe owns and runs the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and the Ski Apache ski area.
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Governance
The Tribe is governed by an eight member Tribal Council with an elected President and Vice-President, each chosen by secret ballot for two years.
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History
Chiricahua Apache families arrived at the Mescalero reservation in 1913 after imprisonment at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Context and resources
Mescalero records Chiricahua families arriving in 1913. Fort Sill's own history describes families who remained in Oklahoma. Related ancestry does not make the present governments interchangeable.
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Related records
Distinct records associated with Chiricahua people or self-identification; no merger, exclusive representative, legal equivalence, or common-government claim.
Fort Sill Apache Tribe, Chiricahua Apache Nation.
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Separate Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas record; Mescalero also includes Lipan people, as stated by Mescalero itself.
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From the publisher's own pages
Mescalero Apache tribal history (opens in a new tab)
The Tribe's own account of Mescalero, Lipan and Chiricahua people within its community. Begin with Tribal History and Reservation History. This site does not reproduce ceremonial instructions.
Mescalero Apache Tribe, source reviewed with AI assistance.
Mexico: INPI's broader N’dee o N’nee o Ndé entry (opens in a new tab)
A broader people-level account in Mexico. It must not be treated as a synonym for this Tribal government or an exclusively Chiricahua category. Mexican communities' own names and governing bodies still need separate research.
Instituto Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas, source reviewed with AI assistance.
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