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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Around 8,000 people in and around Ruidoso have been ordered to evacuate in the face of the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire, which both broke out Monday morning on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 June 2024
That project rushed back to mind this week as more than 8,000 people fled Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs as two fires from the Mescalero Apache Reservation converged.
—Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
Nestled within the Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso boasts nearby amenities including a casino, golf course and ski resort operated by the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
—CBS News, 19 June 2024
Evacuation orders are also in place in parts of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, which sits just south of Ruidoso, including the areas of Snow Springs, Fence Canyon, Whitetail, Chihuahua Well, Fantasy Lane, Summit area, and Botella Road, the tribe said.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 June 2024
The Mescalero Reservation is approximately 130 miles southeast of Albuquerque
New Mexico has submitted a federal emergency disaster request, which Grisham noted should be approved within the next 24 hours.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 18 June 2024
Located on Mescalero Apache ancestral land in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, this 8.4-mile out-and-back trail has an elevation gain of 2,952 feet and may take around six hours to complete.
—Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2023
The victim was hanging out at his friend’s house on Mescalero Apache land in May 2022 when Dennett Jerome Chee, a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and another man came over, according to a March 26 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The region was settled in the 1860s by Spanish settlers who warred with the area's original stewards, the Mescalero Apache, who still live nearby.
—Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 June 2024
That project rushed back to mind this week as more than 8,000 people fled Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs as two fires from the Mescalero Apache Reservation converged.
—Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
Nestled within the Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso boasts nearby amenities including a casino, golf course and ski resort operated by the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
—CBS News, 19 June 2024
Evacuation orders are also in place in parts of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, which sits just south of Ruidoso, including the areas of Snow Springs, Fence Canyon, Whitetail, Chihuahua Well, Fantasy Lane, Summit area, and Botella Road, the tribe said.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 June 2024
The Mescalero Reservation is approximately 130 miles southeast of Albuquerque
New Mexico has submitted a federal emergency disaster request, which Grisham noted should be approved within the next 24 hours.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 18 June 2024
Located on Mescalero Apache ancestral land in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, this 8.4-mile out-and-back trail has an elevation gain of 2,952 feet and may take around six hours to complete.
—Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2023
The victim was hanging out at his friend’s house on Mescalero Apache land in May 2022 when Dennett Jerome Chee, a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and another man came over, according to a March 26 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The region was settled in the 1860s by Spanish settlers who warred with the area's original stewards, the Mescalero Apache, who still live nearby.
—Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Mescalero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mescalero. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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