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Several people were still unaccounted for, according to the governor, who had declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation because of the fires.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

New Mexico last summer partnered with the Navajo Nation, Nambé Pueblo and the Mescalero Apache Nation to expand pre-K programs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Authorities say Mescalero Apache Tribal President Arther “Butch” Blazer has lifted evacuation orders issued because of a wildfire near Mescalero on the tribe’s reservation in southern New Mexico.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2018

From the displaced Mescalero Apache inhabitants, there are agave-roasting pits.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2016

Roberts picked up from the fort a Mescalero Apache famous as a trailer.

From Oh, You Tex! by Raine, William MacLeod