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Lunch with the Mescalero Apache

On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:58:48 GMT

Native American Heritage Week is being celebrated this week in our New Mexico Mountain village. Members of the Mescalero Apache tribe were serving lunch at an event sponsored by Eastern New Mexico State. They had an authentic tepee set up outside the main building. Lunch was served. It was a wonderful experience.

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On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:46:08 GMT

I took photos from my car. I was so excited I almost forgot.

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On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:53:20 GMT

I asked the young maidens if I could take a photo. They posed wearing native attire. Today is "Dress in Traditional Attire Day." We may drive out to the reservation this afternoon.

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On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:50:17 GMT

The food menu:

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On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:52:03 GMT

Indian Taco: It is served on Indian Fry Bread.

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:04:01 GMT

@On It Thanks for posting! I don't know if I'm more interested in the Native attire or the Indian taco. Haha! That taco looks great!

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On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:10:11 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@On It Thanks for posting! I don't know if I'm more interested in the Native attire or the Indian taco. Haha! That taco looks great!

Both were exciting. The detail on the native attire is more intricate than the photos show. The Indian Fry Bread was the best I have ever eaten. The taco was my husband's. I had the brisket burrito made with fry bread.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:26:51 GMT

@On It You need to come to Albuquerque and visit the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. It's ongoing and they have guided tours ( my mom was a docent), exhibits, dancing, a great store (nice jewelry) and an excellent restaurant. On one visit I sat down beside a Navajo woman who was weaving a rug and asked about a thousand things about weaving I always wanted to know.

Google their website.

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Mersha — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:55:22 GMT

@On It I love this! It was a wonderful experience for you.

Thanks for sharing!!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:06:36 GMT

@On It. Did you know this, The term Apache refers to six major Apache-speaking groups: Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, and Western Apache.

The Apache are not Pueblo Indians related to most of our New Mexico Indians. The Jicarilla have their headquarters in Northern NM near the Colorado State line in the town of Dulce.

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On It — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:50:47 GMT

@Kachina624 The Apache are quite diverse. Geronimo was Chiricahua and Cochise was from a band of the Chiricahua. There are people currently living on the Mescalero Reservation with the surname Geronimo and Cochise. In fact, when I was about middle school age, we went into a restaurant owned by the Mescalero for dinner. Geronimo's grandson was sitting there fully outfitted headdress and all. People could pay to have their picture taken with him. That was an opportunity I should have taken.

The Mescalero will even allow those from other tribes to live on their land. I had a fascinating conversation with a man who was Comanche and his wife was Sioux. They live on this reservation. He taught me a lot that day.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:29:30 GMT

@On It. All the tribes seem to have members of other tribes living on their land and many of them (most) have Hispanic surnames. Lots of intermarriage.

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Biftu — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:35:42 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@On It You need to come to Albuquerque and visit the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. It's ongoing and they have guided tours ( my mom was a docent), exhibits, dancing, a great store (nice jewelry) and an excellent restaurant. On one visit I sat down beside a Navajo woman who was weaving a rug and asked about a thousand things about weaving I always wanted to know.

Google their website.

@Kachina624 I visited the Pueblo Center and it was a great experience. On the day we were there they had native dancers performing outside. Worth a visit.

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Puzzle Piece — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:40:41 GMT

@On It I am Mescalero Apache. An elder and late mother was Jicaria. Loved her.

Many Hispanic names were left from the Spanish occupation and the Mexican migrants.

The San Carlos Reservation is one of the poorest sites - where my mother's relatives came from.

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On It — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:51:52 GMT

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
@On It I am Mescalero Apache. An elder and late mother was Jicaria. Loved her.
Many Hispanic names were left from the Spanish occupation and the Mexican migrants.
The San Carlos Reservation is one of the poorest sites - where my mother's relatives came from.

Oh, wow! I would love to spend hours talking with you. I am glad you explained the Hispanic surnames. I am fascinated by and respectful of the culture, beliefs, and traditions.

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On It — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 02:48:33 GMT

@Puzzle Piece Thank you again for sharing that you are Mescalero. When posting here, we never know who will read our post. We did not get to the reservation today like I had hoped, but I will tag you if I have any news or events to report.