/tags/mescalero-apache Mescalero Apache en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Since President Trump issued numerous executive orders last month related to immigration enforcement, some Native American communities have raised concerns over the safety of tribal members, with reports of some being detained and being misidentified as immigrants. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-09-13/community-members-want-deputy-who-killed-mescalero-apache-teenager-charged The June killing of a 17-year-old Mescalero Apache boy by an Otero County sheriff’s deputy has sparked protests and demands for Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin to be criminally charged. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:27:24 GMT /local-news/2024-09-13/community-members-want-deputy-who-killed-mescalero-apache-teenager-charged Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth /local-news/2024-09-12/business-and-tribal-leaders-challenges-resilience-wildfires Though the flames may be out from this summer's Salt and South Fork wildfires in southern New Mexico, damage to property and the local economy remain. During a legislative committee meeting Wednesday, Ruidoso-area leaders discussed their community’s challenges, but also its resilience. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:50:56 GMT /local-news/2024-09-12/business-and-tribal-leaders-challenges-resilience-wildfires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-07-09/relief-fund-helps-restaurant-workers-after-recent-disasters Two organizations in New Mexico are providing relief to hospitality workers who lost jobs due to the natural disasters in the Mescalero Apache reservation, Ruidoso and Las Vegas. But– their funds are depleting fast. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:18:01 GMT /local-news/2024-07-09/relief-fund-helps-restaurant-workers-after-recent-disasters Mia Casas /local-news/2024-07-03/state-and-federal-officials-urge-ruidoso-area-residents-to-apply-for-disaster-relief State and federal officials held a virtual town hall Tuesday night to update victims of the South Fork and Salt Fires and subsequent flooding on available disaster assistance. Residents were encouraged to apply broadly and persevere through red tape as recovery gets underway. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:54:29 GMT /local-news/2024-07-03/state-and-federal-officials-urge-ruidoso-area-residents-to-apply-for-disaster-relief Nash Jones /local-news/2024-06-26/mescalero-apache-south-fork-salt-fires The danger from the South Fork and Salt fires has declined across the region thanks to scattered storms and fire suppression. But the impacts will continue for some time. At the Mescalero Apache reservation there are two evacuation shelters, one at the Inn of the Mountain of the Gods resort and the other at their local community center. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:33:36 GMT /local-news/2024-06-26/mescalero-apache-south-fork-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-06-24/senators-meet-with-the-mescalero-apache-people-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires On Friday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., traveled to the Mescalero Apache Reservation to meet with tribal leaders and families devastated by both the South Fork and Salt fires that continue to burn. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:55:50 GMT /local-news/2024-06-24/senators-meet-with-the-mescalero-apache-people-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires President Joe Biden Thursday approved a request by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for a Major Disaster Declaration covering Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:54:44 GMT /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2013-05-20/sundance-film-fellows-travel-to-mescalero-apache-reservation The Sundance Film Institute says four Native American filmmakers will be on the Mescalero Apache reservation in Southern New Mexico this week. The visit… Tue, 21 May 2013 00:35:20 GMT /local-news/2013-05-20/sundance-film-fellows-travel-to-mescalero-apache-reservation /local-news/2013-05-16/mescalero-apache-explore-rare-earth-element-mining The Mescalero Apache tribe of New Mexico says it is looking to expand it's economy by mining rare earth elements. The elements are highly sought after for… Thu, 16 May 2013 22:38:23 GMT /local-news/2013-05-16/mescalero-apache-explore-rare-earth-element-mining