Due to the Tribal Offices closure, here is an on-call list of essential departments.
Please keep in mind with significant drop in temperature, drip your water faucets so they are not prone to freezing and help prevent pipes from busting.

Due to the Tribal Offices closure, here is an on-call list of essential departments.
Please keep in mind with significant drop in temperature, drip your water faucets so they are not prone to freezing and help prevent pipes from busting.
Tribal Offices are closed today, February 16th, 2021.
Also, Tribal Offices will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, February 17, 2021. Normal business will resume at 10AM.
As of February 12, 2021:
Total: 15,358
Negative: 14,454
Positive: 856**
Active: 21
Direct Contacts: 21
Hospitalizations: 4
Deaths: 22***
*Includes testing by IHS & NMDOH
**New cases: 2 (since 2-8-21; average of 3.75 new cases per day)
***New deaths: 2 (since 2-8-21)
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will fly Thursday to Washington, D.C., at the invitation of President Joe Biden to take part in a bipartisan meeting of governors and mayors at the White House scheduled for Friday.
The meeting is focused on the president’s COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan. The governor plans to advocate for the proposed $350 billion in essential state and local aid and for continued increases in vaccine supply to support New Mexico’s leading efforts in efficiently distributing shots.
The governor is scheduled to return to New Mexico late Friday.
This is the governor’s first trip outside of New Mexico since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Information provided by Mescalero Child Care Center Director, Dannalyn Blake
DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) Regional CPS (Child Passenger Safety) Network is sponsoring a national virtual car seat check event.
You would do anything to protect the little loves in your life. Make sure their car seats are used and installed right when you meet virtually with a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) during a FREE National event on February 13th! Sign up here: bit.ly/39pbYOH<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-virtual-car-seat-safety-event-tickets-136021234173> for a virtual car seat assistance appointment.
The event is free, but caregiver registration is required. With many services still suspended due to COVID-19, or perhaps cancelled with the winter months, this is a great option for caregivers. The virtual checks are conducted one-on-one between the caregiver and CPST. Each appointment typically runs about 45-50 minutes and during that time, the CPST will review the seat selection, harnessing, how to adjust for growth, and then review the caregivers installation.
The 2021 Mescalero Responsible Gaming Scholarship is now available!
Click the link to download the application:
Any Native American graduating Senior from Lincoln or Otero County is eligible to apply!
As of February 8, 2021:
Total: 15,243
Negative: 14,454
Positive: 841**
*Includes testing by IHS & NMDOH
**New cases: 2 (since 2-3-21; average of 0.4 new cases per day)
Active: 16
Direct Contacts: 30
Hospitalizations: 3
Deaths: 20
The Mescalero Apache Tribe is deeply sadden to know of the loss of NM State Police Officer, Darian Jarrott. We want to extend our prayers and condolences to the family, especially his children, of such a heroic officer that was taken too soon. We stand with all Law Enforcement Officers during this hard time. We also offer prayers of healing to any officer that was injured.
Thank you, Officer Jarrott and family, for your service.
The Tribe’s Assistance Program of $450 is no longer available.
Should more funds for this kind of Assistance Program be available, there will be another application to be submitted and the Tribe will announce it right away.
But for now, the Tribe’s COVID-19 Economic Assistance Program is NO LONGER AVAILABLE and we are NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
Lastly, we appreciate everyone who submitted their application in a timely manner.
Thank you for your cooperation and stay safe!