Mescalero

Mescalero or Mescalero Apache (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Naa'dahéńdé) is an Apache tribe of Southern Athabaskan–speaking Native Americans. The tribe is federally recognized as the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Apache Reservation, located in south-central New Mexico.

This article is about the Native American tribe. For other uses, see Mescalero (disambiguation).
Mescalero Apache
Naa'dahéńdé (Mescalero-Chiricahua)
Tribal Flag
Location of Mescalero Apache Nation Reservation
Total population
64,484 total Apache 8,652 MATReservation
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Mescalero, English, Spanish
Religion
Catholic Religion, Mescalero and Native Cultural Heritage
Related ethnic groups
Western Apache, San Carlos Apache, White Mountain Apache, Navajo

In the 19th century, the Mescalero opened their reservation to other Apache tribes, such as the Mimbreno (Chíhéńde, Warm Springs Apaches) and the Chiricahua (Shá’i’áńde or Chidikáágu). Some Lipan Apache (Tú’édįnéńde and Túntsańde) also joined the reservation. Their descendants are enrolled in the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

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