Gorgonia, Mescalero Medicine Man

Mescalero (or Mescalero Apache) is a Native American tribe of Southern Athabaskan heritage currently living on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in southcentral New Mexico. The Mescaleros opened their doors to other Apache bands, the Chiricahua who were imprisoned at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and the Lipan Apaches . The Reorganization Act of 1936 consolidated the tribes onto the reservation. Download high resolution version (384x640, 29 KB) Gorgonia, Mescalero medicine man American Memory from the Library of Congress Gorgonia old Mescalero Apache medicine man Randall, A. F. CREATED/PUBLISHED [between 1883 and 1888]. SUMMARY Studio portrait (standing) of Gorgonia, a Native American (Mescalero Apache) man. ... Download high resolution version (384x640, 29 KB) Gorgonia, Mescalero medicine man American Memory from the Library of Congress Gorgonia old Mescalero Apache medicine man Randall, A. F. CREATED/PUBLISHED [between 1883 and 1888]. SUMMARY Studio portrait (standing) of Gorgonia, a Native American (Mescalero Apache) man. ... Mescalero can refer to: A Native American tribe, see: Mescalero A city in New Mexico, USA, see: Mescalero, New Mexico A member of Joe Strummers back-up band, see: The Mescaleros An album by ZZ Top, see: Mescalero (album) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Largest metro area Albuquerque metropolitan area Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... For other uses, see Chiricahua (disambiguation). ... Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma; about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Largest metro area Oklahoma City metro area Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Lipan Apache are also known as Nde buffalo hunters, called by anthropologists and historians for many years as Eastern Apache, Apache de los Llanos, Lipan, Ipande, and other names. ... For other uses, see Apache (disambiguation). ...

The reservation

Mescalero tipis. The countryside of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation is little changed from time of the photograph.

Originally established on May 27, 1873^[1] by Executive Order of President Ulysses S. Grant, the reservation was first located near Fort Stanton. The present reservation was established in 1883. It has a land area is 1,862.463 km² (719.101 sq mi), almost entirely in Otero County, but there is a tiny unpopulated section which spills over into Lincoln County just southwest of the neighboring city of Ruidoso. It had a 2000 census population of 3,156. Mescalero tipis - Mescalero Agency, NM American Memory from the Library of Congress Indian tepes Mescalero Agency N. M. CREATED/PUBLISHED [between 1890 and 1910?] SUMMARY Two Native American Mescalero Apache women stand in their camp near the Mescalero Agency, New Mexico, includes tepees, a brush and canvas ramada (food preparation... Mescalero tipis - Mescalero Agency, NM American Memory from the Library of Congress Indian tepes Mescalero Agency N. M. CREATED/PUBLISHED [between 1890 and 1910?] SUMMARY Two Native American Mescalero Apache women stand in their camp near the Mescalero Agency, New Mexico, includes tepees, a brush and canvas ramada (food preparation... A tipi of the Nez Perce tribe, circa 1900. ... Ulysses S. Grant,[2] born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885), was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Fort Stanton (built 1855) was a U.S. military fort built in New Mexico in the United States. ... Otero County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. ... Ruidoso is a mountain resort town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Ranching and tourism are major sources of income. U.S. Route 70 is the major highway through this reservation, which lies on the eastern flank of the Sacramento Mountains (see photo below) and borders the Lincoln National Forest. The mountains and foothills are forested with pines, and commercial development is restricted. However, the reservation itself has invested, for example, in a ski resort, now called Ski Apache, on a 12,000 foot mountain, Sierra Blanca, and a hotel in its shadow, the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino. U.S. Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ... Sacramento Mountains an eastern extension of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern New Mexico into West Texas. ... The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. ... Ski Apache is a ski resort in southern New Mexico, on the slopes of Sierra Blanca. ... Sierra Blanca (also called the White Mountains) is a range of igneous mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties of south-central New Mexico. ...

Sierra Blanca itself is sacred ground for the Apache. A cultural center near the tribal headquarters on U.S. Route 70 in the reservation's largest community of Mescalero contains some historical information. Another museum on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains, in Dog Canyon, south of Alamogordo, New Mexico contains more information. Sierra Blanca (also called the White Mountains) is a range of igneous mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties of south-central New Mexico. ... SACRED SACRED was a Cubesat built by the Student Satellite Program of the University of Arizona. ... U.S. Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ... This article is about an American city, for other uses of the word see Mescalero (disambiguation) Mescalero is a census-designated place located in Otero County, New Mexico. ... Sacramento Mountains an eastern extension of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern New Mexico into West Texas. ... Alamogordo is a city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America. ...

Tribal organization

Mescalero painted boy, this image is often misclassified as Mescalero because it was taken during the time of "Long Walk" in which the Navajo were marched over 350 mile in the winter of 1864 and incarcerated at Bosque Redondo, New Mexico with the Mescalero Apache. Most of the elderly, young children and pregnant women did not survive this march.

The Mescalero Apache Tribe was headed by Wendell Chino, President of The Mescalero Apache People for over 40 years. Currently, his son, Mark Chino is the President of the tribe. The Tribe hold elections for office every two years. Download high resolution version (352x640, 27 KB) Mescalero painted boy American Memory from the Library of Congress Painted boy / A. F. Randall, photo. ... Download high resolution version (352x640, 27 KB) Mescalero painted boy American Memory from the Library of Congress Painted boy / A. F. Randall, photo. ...

Culture and language

The Mescalero language is an Southern Athabaskan language which is a subfamily of the Athabaskan and Na-Dené families. Mescalero lies on the southwestern branch of this subfamily and is very closely related to Chiricahua and more distantly related to Navajo and Western Apache. Mescalero is a Southern Athabaskan language that is spoken in New Mexico. ... Southern Athabaskan (also Apachean) refers to members of the Athabaskan language family (including Navajo) spoken in the Northern American Southwest. ... Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. ... Pre-contact distribution of Na-Dené languages (in red) Na-Dené (also Na-Dene, Nadene, Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit) is a Native American language family which includes the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit. ... For other uses, see Chiricahua (disambiguation). ... Reading Adahooniigii — The Navajo Language Monthly Navajo or Navaho (native name: Diné bizaad) is an Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock) spoken in the southwest United States by the Navajo people (Diné). It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages (the majority of Athabaskan languages are spoken... Links Western Apache-English Dictionary (White Mountain) White Mountain Apache Tribe (Arizona Intertribal Council) San Carlos Apache Tribe (Arizona Intertribal Council) Tonto Apache Tribe (Arizona Intertribal Council) Yavapai-Apache Nation Official Website Yavapai-Apache Nation (Arizona Intertribal Council) White Mountain Apache Tribe White Mountain Apache photographs map of Fort Apache...

The Mescaleros are also well known hunters

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See also

• Gouyen
• Lincoln National Forest
• Mescalero language
• List of Indian reservations in the United States

Gouyen (an Anglicization of Mescalero Góyą́ń the one who is wise), was a 19th century Mescalero Apache woman. ... The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. ... Mescalero is a Southern Athabaskan language that is spoken in New Mexico. ... BIA map of Indian reservations in the continental United States. ...

References

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External links

• website of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
• Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino E-Newsletter