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
Examples of Mescalero in a Sentence
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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.
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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
In September 2024, a 1,992-square-foot home on Mescalero Drive in San Jose sold for $1,499,000, a price per square foot of $753.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Thanks to prudent and progressive game management on tribal lands, the Mescalero elk herd continues to expand rapidly.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
The South Fork fire continues to burn on Mescalero Tribal land, U.S. Forest Service land and areas around Ruidoso, a village set in the Sierra Blanca mountain range southeast of Albuquerque.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
The fires broke out on the Mescalero Apache Reservation on June 17, and then burned east, fueled by high temperatures and wind.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 June 2024
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.
—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
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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
In September 2024, a 1,992-square-foot home on Mescalero Drive in San Jose sold for $1,499,000, a price per square foot of $753.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Thanks to prudent and progressive game management on tribal lands, the Mescalero elk herd continues to expand rapidly.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
The South Fork fire continues to burn on Mescalero Tribal land, U.S. Forest Service land and areas around Ruidoso, a village set in the Sierra Blanca mountain range southeast of Albuquerque.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
The fires broke out on the Mescalero Apache Reservation on June 17, and then burned east, fueled by high temperatures and wind.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 June 2024
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.
—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
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“Mescalero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mescalero. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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