November 2023 | Volume VII, Issue 11 | Next Deadline: 12/15/23 by noon

November 2023 | Volume VII, Issue 11 | Next Deadline: 12/15/23 by noon

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Head Start Program

News & Updates

Come and enroll your child in our program, must be

between the age of 3 and 5 years old. If interested

stop by the Mescalero/Carrizo site and pick-up an

enrollment packet. Or if you have any questions,

call the Head Start and ask for Anna.

575-464-9183 Mescalero Site/575-464-3492 Carrizo

Site

Documents needed:

Immunization Record, Birth Certificate, Certificate of Indian Blood

(CIB), Income Verification (TANF, SSI, 2 current check stubs, or

current Income Tax Form), Child’s Social Security Card, Child’s

Medicaid Card or other Health Insurance Card, Custody Papers (if

applicable).

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Here are few things that have been

going on at our program….

We had our Back to School Bash in

August. The Boys & Girls Club and

the Daycare joined us for this

event. The children and parents

enjoyed it.

We had Fishing with Dads at Silver

Lake in August. Thank you to the Fish

Hatchery for stocking the lake for us.

Everyone had an awesome time.

We had Grandparent’s Day in September. We had a lot of compliments on the food that we served.

The children made crafts with their

grandparents and some of the

Mescalero High School Students

joined us for singing and dancing.

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United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA)

MESCALERO AGENCY

Offices of the Superintendent and Administration are now located at the Apache Summit Fire Management Complex

210 Chatto Drive

Mescalero, New Mexico 88340

575-464-4419

575-464-4410

575-937-8170

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COVID-19 Information

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Religion

Mescalero Reformed Church

The Messiah Poem

Poet Emily Dickinson

have the same mindset ing of the Gospel Story

once offered these

and if there ever was a

as Christ Jesus:

words as it relates to

brief passage of scrip6

Who, being in very

the convicting power

ture to commit to

of poetry: “If I read a nature God,

memory, this is it. But

did not consider

book and it makes my

as our minds and bodwhole body so cold no equality with God

ies are giving attention

something to be used to the Thanksgiving

fire can ever warm

his own advantage; holiday, I wonder how

me, I know that is po- to

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rather, he made him- The Messiah Poem

etry.” I don’t imagine

self nothing

many of us are emmight shape our posby taking the very

bracing the rhythms

ture and approach to

and truths of poetry on nature of a servant,

our various family and

being made in hua daily basis, however

friend gatherings.

man likeness.

poetry is a common

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And being found in

If Paul is encouraging

form of language

appearance

as

a

man,

the Philippians to have

throughout much of

he

humbled

himself

the same mindset as

scripture. Elements of

by becoming obedi- Christ Jesus, here are

poetry are present in

two aspects of that

Genesis, the major and ent to death—

even death on a mindset we can emminor prophets, the

brace today, this

cross!

Psalms and Proverbs,

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Therefore

God

exaltmore: humble service

tament. One poem in

particular sticks out in ed him to the highest & communal worship.

place

Jesus humbled Himself

my mind.

and gave him the

in order to serve othIt comes in Paul’s let- name that is above

ers. He did this in worname,

ter to the Philippians. every

ship, word, and deed

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that at the name of not just when He felt

Paul is writing from

prison to say thank you Jesus every knee

like it or when it was

should bow,

to the Philippians for

convenient. So, as you

in heaven and on

their care and support

gather with one anothearth and under the

during his imprisoner might you embrace

ment. Typically, Paul earth,

a posture of humility

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and every tongue

writes in a liner fashto serve as well.

ion from A to B with a acknowledge that JeThe Messiah Poem

clear message through- sus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God then ends with Paul

out, but in the letter

quoting the prophet

to the Philippians, Paul the Father.

Isaiah with a beautiful

offers several small

This

short

poem

is

rich

image of the entire

essays that surround a

with

theological

truth;

world gathering on

small poem in Philippiit

has

echoes

from

Adbent knee to praise

ans chapter two. This

poem is known as The am in the book of Gen- Jesus as Lord. This

esis and references to praise is offered from

Messiah Poem:

the Suffering Servant

every tribe and lan5

In your relationships in the book of Isaiah. It guage and clearly

is a beautiful condens- points to Jesus as the

with one another,

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Messiah. So, as you

be available Nobasement.

prepare for the

vember 21-22. Call

Men’s Bible Study –

Thanksgiving holiday

the church to get

every Wednesday at

and navigate the busyyour pies!

6:00 pm in the sanctuness of life, might you

3.

We

will

be

worshipary.

carve out time to join

ping

together

on

us for communal worThanksgiving morn- Youth Group for Midship to praise the

dle and High School –

ing, November 23

name of Jesus and give

Monday at 6:00 pm.

at 9:00 am.

thanks to Him.

Kids’ Club – Thursday

Language matters; the

at 3:15 pm.

way we speak and

Mescalero

Reformed

communicate have a

tremendous impact on Church

our relationships. We 336 Wardlaw Dr.

might not be quoting

poetry to one another, P.O. Box 188

but perhaps The Messiah Poem can serve as Mescalero, NM

our introduction to a

(575) 464-4471

theological language

filled with the love of

Christ.

Visit (and like) our

Grace & Peace,

Mescalero Reformed

Church Facebook

Pastor Mark

page!

Please know that you

are always welcome to

worship God and expeEmail us at

rience His mercy at

mescalerorc@gmail.co

Mescalero Reformed

m

Church, as our arms

(and our doors) are

open to you if you are

looking for a church

Sunday Worship

home or just want to

9:30 – Sunday School

come visit.

for all ages - Children

Thanksgiving Details:

and Adults

1. Blended Nations

10:40 – Worship

from Chapparal,

NM will host a

Thanksgiving meal

Opportunities for Felon Saturday, Nolowship and Encourvember 18 for all

agement

people in

Mescalero. Look for

more details as the Women’s Bible Study

– every Tuesday at

day approaches.

6:00 pm in the sanctu2. We will baking and ary.

selling pumpkin

Women’s Gathering –

pies again this

year. The pies will every Wednesday at

9:00 am in the church

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Parks & Recreation

Updates

Greetings,

Update on Parks & Rec. as

of October 2023. Fall Season is here and all Parks

are Closed. Wood has been

donated to the Mescalero

Elderly Center. Getting

ready for this Winter.

Silver Lake - Waiting on

Contract to get RV Road

covered with Gravel and

Concrete Pads for RV

Sites.

Eagle Creek - Will start Contracting on Road Work soon.

Mescalero Cabins – Waiting on Contract to Clear Hazzard

Trees and Clean up for more Camping Sites.

Wishing Everyone a Safe & Happy Halloween!

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity (WIOA)

Program

Updates

Our WIOA program has 1. Classes for the GED

been working closely

began on August 1, Also, the Mescalero

with ENMU-Ruidoso to

2023, and are held Care Center has seen a

develop programs that

every Tuesday from shortage of certified

will benefit our pro9:00 to 11:00 a.m. nurse assistants and

gram participants and

collaborated with the

community members. 2. Starting October

WIOA program to start

19, 2023, Digital

A list of newly

CNA training classes

Learning Classes

launched programs is

soon. The Corus Acadwill run every

provided below. Anyemy from Albuquerque

Thursday between will be facilitating the

one who is interested

9 a.m. and 10 a.m. training. The WIOA

in the programs is welcome to participate.

program may help with

3. The Financial Liter- the cost of this trainOur only request is

acy program began ing.

that if you start,

on October 19,

please complete each

2023, and will con- For more information,

one. In the event of

tinue every Thurs- please reach out to our

low attendance or no

day from 10 am to office at (575) 464interest, it will be dis11 am.

9202 or 9217.

continued.

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Mescalero Tribal Fish Hatchery

News & Activities: September—October 2023 submitted by Shelley

Belin, Hatchery Manager

The fish hatchery is open for tours for a wide variety of programs and

organizations. There may be tours for a single individual, a family,

school groups from Head Start to Universities. Tours can be basic with a

staff member showing the visitors around the hatchery, or they can include educational hands-on experience. Tours can include feeding the

fish for Head Start youth to 3rd

or 4th grade youth. The hatchery also gives tours to higherup groups and organizations

such as the US Forest Service,

the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

State officials, partnering

Tribes, to name a few.

In September, the hatchery

gave tours to 7th and 8th graders from Mescalero Apache

School.

There was also a tour given to college students visiting from Wayland

Baptist University in Texas. This was the 5th visit from W B University.

Professor Matthew Allen puts the hatchery on his list of field trips every

year for his Environmental Studies students.

The hatchery raises rainbow trout from egg to adult size. Fish are

stocked out beginning at 10 inches. The largest size trout we have had

on station to stock out has been around 14 inches. At times there are

fish that escape the normal rearing units (fish tanks) and grow for years

in an upper water way above the top-most raceways. Just recently, the

staff caught a “Big-Un” in this water way, measuring 19 inches and

weighing 2.7 lbs.

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In early October, 2 Fisheries Technicians, Dominic Chee and Robert Enjady were able to travel to the homelands of the Southern Ute Tribe in

Ignacio Colorado to attend Electrofishing training. Electrofishing is a

scientific survey method used to sample fish populations. This method

may be done in a lake with an electrofishing boat or in a stream with

electrofishing backpacks. Gaining these skills will help the Fish Techs

better understand electrofishing as they assist with carp removal in

lakes and streams on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

As Veterans Day approaches, the hatchery would like to take this opportunity to remember and honor all Mescalero Apache Veterans. In

particular, we would like to honor the late James “Jimmy” Runningwater. Jimmy was the CDL fish delivery driver for the hatchery for several years. He was an excellent co-worker and a dear friend. He never

hesitated to share his knowledge with the staff to make things just a

little better at the hatchery.

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Division of Resource Management & Protection

News & Updates

Following is a summary

of project work completed by staff of the

Division of Resource

Management and Protection (DRMP) in Fiscal Year 2023:

Management Office.

mate populations on

To prepare these areas the reservation. In

for cutting, we have a support of this effort,

Marking Crew that

they installed game

marked approximately cameras around the

900 acres this year.

reservation to observe

We also try to combine wildlife and see which

the thinning projects

areas they use the

DRMP brought in a to- with logging of the

most. They also coltal of $9,258,550 in BIA overstory, so we can

lected pellet group

funding alone. There more effectively treat transect data. In addiwas additional funding dwarf mistletoe. In

tion, they oversaw surreceived through the

FY2023, the loggers cut veys for Threatened

NM Forestry Division in approximately 371

and Endangered Spethe amount of

acres. We are working cies as required for all

$738,000. Total fund- with loggers, so that

Federally-funded

ing does not include

we can maintain logground disturbing procontracts received

ging capability until

jects, including the

through USDA Natural the Tribe can open a

Mexican spotted owl

Resources Conservation Forest Products busiand Sacramento MounService.

ness again.

tain Checkerspot Butterfly. Furthermore,

The Tribal Thinning

The Forest Developin coordination with

Crew conducted Hazment Program conNM Game & Fish Deardous Fuels Reduction ducts work in the pre- partment they conProjects, which are

commercial size clasducted aerial surveys

thinning projects deses to improve future

in September for elk

signed to protect the

growth and health of

management.

Wildland-Urban Inter- the forest. Approxiface (areas where peo- mately 1,160 acres

Our Range Manageple live) and provide

were treated by Tribal ment staff conducts

defensible space for

member subcontracwork in rangelands to

firefighters. The Thin- tors to help reduce the improve grazing and

ning Crew cut approxi- spread of dwarf mistle- wildlife habitat. Folmately 1,068 acres in toe. The Contract

lowing is some of the

the Pena/IMG area and Thinning Crew prework completed this

down along the south- pared additional areas year:

ern boundary in the

for treatment by mark-  Conducted ranges

Red Cabin area. In ad- ing and laying out 595

health inventories

dition, they cut 37

acres of preacross the reservaacres of non-native

commercial thinning

tion, which are

elm in the Mescalero

projects. Our Greendone on an annual

area. The elm is being house staff also hired

basis, as well as

cut to help reduce

temporary summer

body condition

damages the roots

staff to plant approxiscoring on cattle.

cause to drinking water mately 27,000 PIPO

 Placed wildlife

and sewer lines. The

seedlings in areas imramps in open

DRMP Fire/Fuels Plan- pacted by dwarf misrange water tanks,

ner also conducted sur- tletoe.

to allow small wildveys of piles created

life to escape

during these operaThe Wildlife Manage Cleaned, refinished

tions, so we can rement section conducts

open rim range waquest pile burning

work to evaluate wildter tanks, including

through the BIA Fire

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Dolan, and No. 5

fence repair/

on this Drought ManInstalled new Mor- replacement needs to agement Plan in

request funding

FY2024.

gan #2 Well

through

Lincoln

Na Restored water to

tional Forest, so they The Tribe now has a

Black Mountain

can share the costs

full-time Emergency

Well

along

our

common

Manager on staff,

 Refurbished Bear

boundary. Work start- which can respond to

Springs water

emergencies as needcatchment and wa- ed on Morgan Drift

Fence,

8

miles

total,

ed, and to develop apter lines

which

will

be

a

wildlife

propriate planning

 Completed brush

friendly

fence.

They

documents and evacuremoval project at

also

replaced

the

ation plans in coordiYellow Well, #3 and

southern

pasture

nation with Tribal DeEagle Roost

boundary

fence

in

No.

partments. Duties of

 Restarted work at4

Trap,

making

it

wildthe Emergency ManThree Rivers to re- life friendly (10,414

agement Office also

move mesquite and feet of fence).

include conducting

cholla cactus to get

monthly safety inspecrange grasses to

Our

Geographic

Infortions and maintaining

return; had to shut mation Systems (GIS)

dams associated with

down during the

Department

did

their

Lake Mescalero, Eagle

pandemic

usual mapping work.

Lakes and Silver Lake.

 Replaced 2 miles of However, they also set This fiscal year, they

range water line in up Dashboards so all

installed an Early

Rinconada

staff can better track Warning System at the

 Caught 117 feral

accomplishments, in- entrance of Soldier

horses; progress

cluding for Forest Mgt, Canyon to provide adwas slowed beRange Mgt, and Survance notice of potencause our Horse

face Water Quality

tial flooding. They alTrapper was inmonitoring. The DRMP so oversaw BIA subconjured off the job

GIS section also over- tractors conducting

during the summer sees the BIA Water

drilling operations at

 Staff has been asRights contracts. This Lake Mescalero to ensisting Tribal Hisis funding the Tribe

sure there is no

toric Preservation

can use to protect

buildup of water withOffice with archae- Tribal water rights. In in the dam. In addiological surveys for FY2023, the Tribe

tion, they cleaned

Federally-funded

hired a new Water

drainage pipes in Cieground disturbing

Rights legal firm to re- negita Lakes to reduce

projects

start hydrographic sur- water levels that had

 Sprayed herbicide

vey work to identify

built up during floodin Elk Canyon area and protect Tribal wa- ing events. Along with

to reduce spread of ter rights. In addition Summer Interns hired,

musk thistle, a non- to funding to pay the

they also removed vegnative, invasive

legal firm, we have

etation from the dam

species

obtaining funding to

at Eagle Lake, and redevelop a Drought

placed culvert below

The DRMP Fence Crew Management Plan to

the dam that was

repairs the boundary

help Tribal water sys- causing water to back

fence and interior

tems be more resilient up and trigger the

range fences and con- as we experience sealert notifications.

structs new pasture

vere drought condiEmergency Managefences, as needed.

tions that have been

ment staff is also inStaff of the Fence

occurring in the winter volved in search and

Crew started mapping and spring seasons.

rescue operations reexterior boundary

We plan to start work quested through BIA



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Law Enforcement and streams and lakes on

Service Line AgreeTribal Conservation Of- the reservation to en- ments with Otero

fice. This year they

sure we have good wa- County Electric Coopvisited the State Emer- ter quality. They also erative and other leasgency Operations Cen- obtained funding

es for housing projects

ter (EOC) in Santa Fe

through the USEPA En- and telecommunicaand the Jicarilla

vironmental Justice

tions projects for the

Apache Nation EOC, so program to work with Tribe. As always, the

we can establish an

the Mescalero Apache Tribal Land Office is

EOC in Mescalero.

School, so high school involved with surveying

students can install air all land assignments

DRMP also has a Sursensor and monitor for and processing new

face Water Quality

Particulate Matter

and transferred land

Monitoring section.

(includes smoke, dust, assignments.

This section is funded etc.).

through USEPA, under

Section 106 of the

We also have a Realty

Clean Water Act. This Officer now, which was

fiscal year we were fi- contracted through BIA

nally able to fill the

Branch of Natural Reposition of Water Qual- sources. This person

ity Specialist. This al- works with the Tribal

lowed us to resume

Land Office (also locatregular quarterly and

ed within DRMP), and

biweekly sampling of

oversees processing

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Mescalero Apache Licensure Committee

News

If you are a Tribal Member and interested in preserving our language,

please call the Mescalero Apache Licensure Committee to become a

certified Apache Teacher. Fluency is recommended and encouraged.

Please call one of the members of the Licensure Committee for more

information:

Lenora Shendo: 575-937-4567

Caroline Blake: 575-808-0289

Eric Spitty:

575-464-4974

Recipients of the latest licensure certificates are pictured below:

Top Row: Jennie Pena (Level II), Earldena Botella (Level I), Birdena

Evans (Level II), Caroline Blake (Level II)

Bottom Row: Lenore Vasile (Level II), Lenora Shendo (Level II), Rena

Mendez-Nash (Level II)

Ba’iłédan’dzį.

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Four Directions Treatment & Recovery Center

~Sober Living~

Four Directions Treat- 

ment & Recovery Center is located on the

Mescalero reservation 

and is open to persons



seeking sobriety and

healthier living for in- 

patient and outpatient treatment for 

federally recognized

members. The program

is a no-cost 90 or 180

day Inpatient and Outpatient services.



Our Substance Abuse

Clinical Services include:





Group Counseling





Substance Abuse

Education



Relationships Group

Stress

Screening/

Assessments

Stress is one way that

Life Skills Education our bodies respond to

the day-to-day strugHealth Education

gles and demands of

life. A little bit of

Referral Services

stress can be healthy—

it keeps us alert and

Adult Inpaproductive. However,

tient Substance

Abuse —90 and 180 when we experience

too much stress, it can

day program

result in serious physical, emotional, and

Alcoholic Anonybehavioral symptoms.

mous/Narcotics

Anonymous

Acute or Short Term

Symptoms

Wellbriety

After Care Treatment

Admission Information

Symptoms that occur

before or during a

stressful situation:

Physical



The key to successful

treatment is the initial 

evaluation and assess

ment of the client by

treatment professionals. The determination 

for admission to the

program is based upon 

on an initial assess

ment.

Asthma



Anger Management



Stress Management



Parenting Classes



Process Group



Relapse Prevention



Step Presentation



Family Series



Spiritual



Individual Counseling



12-Step Study



Traditional Group



Anger



Case Management



Loss of motivation

Headaches

Migraines

Back pain

Sweating

Nausea

 Indigestion

Request for Admission

Paperwork: Mandy Chi-  Chest pain

co, Intake Coordinator

Emotional / Cognitive

Office: 575-464-4433

Fax: 575-464-4331

 Worry

Email: mchico@mescal 

eroapachetribe.com

Irritability

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Difficulty concentrating



Mood instability



Decreased sex

drive

Behavioral



Nail biting



Constant thoughts

about stressors



Restlessness



Teeth grinding



Disrupted sleep,

diet, and exercise



Interpersonal conflict



Social withdrawal



Substance use

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Advice from the 

Center for Disease

Control about

stress



Try to eat healthy,

well-balanced

meals.

Healthy Ways to Cope

with Stress

Get plenty of

sleep.

Feeling emotional and 

nervous or having trouble sleeping and eating

can all be normal reactions to stress. Here



are some healthy ways

you can deal with

stress:



Chronic or Long Term

Symptoms

Symptoms and consequences of long-term

stress

Heart disease

Anxiety disorders

Skin disease

Take care of yourself. Eat healthy,

exercise, get plenty of sleep, and

give yourself a

break if you feel

stressed out.



Take care of your

body.



Take deep breaths, 

stretch, or meditate.

Memory impairment

Substance Use

Weakened immune

system

Poor diet and exercise

habits

Take breaks from

watching, reading,

or listening to news

stories, including

those on social media. It’s good to be 

informed but hearing about the traumatic event constantly can be upsetting. Consider

limiting news to



just a couple of

times a day and

disconnecting from

phone, tv, and

computer screens



for a while.



Depression

Sleep disorders



Exercise regularly.

Avoid excessive alcohol, tobacco, and

substance use.

Continue with routine preventive

measures (such as

vaccinations, cancer screenings,

etc.) as recommended by your

healthcare provider.

Get vaccinated

against COVID-19 as

soon as possible;

get a booster shot

if you are age 18 or

older.

Make time to unwind. Try to do

some other activities you enjoy.

Talk to others. Talk

with people you

trust about your

concerns and how

you are feeling.

Share your problems and how you

are feeling and

coping with a parent, friend, counselor, doctor, or

pastor.

Connect with your

community- or

faith-based organizations.

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Avoid drugs and al- Tips from the Cencohol. These may

ter for Disease

seem to help, but

Control: How to

they can create adHelp Kids Deal

ditional problems

with Stress

and increase the

stress you are alTips for Parents and



ready feeling.

Caregivers

 Recognize when you It is natural for chilneed more help. If dren to worry when

problems continue scary or stressful

or you are thinking events happen in their

about suicide, talk lives. Talking to your

to a psychologist,

children about these

social worker, or

events can help put

professional coun- frightening information

selor.

into a more balanced

Helping Others Cope setting. Monitor what

children see and hear 

Taking care of yourself about stressful events

happening in their

can better equip you

to take care of others. lives. Here are some

suggestions to help

Helping others cope

children cope:

with stress through

phone calls or video

chats can help you and  Maintain a normal

routine. Helping

your loved ones feel

children wake up,

less lonely or isolated.

go to sleep, and eat

Helping Children and

meals at regular

Youth Cope with

times provide them

Stress

a sense of stability.

change in behavior.

Any changes in behavior may be signs

that your child is

having trouble and

may need support.



Children and youth of- 

ten struggle with how

to cope with stress.

Youth can be particularly overwhelmed

when their stress is

connected to a traumatic event—like a

natural disaster, family

loss, school shootings,

or community violence. Parents, caregivers, and educators

can take steps to provide stability and sup

port that help young

people feel better.

Stressful events can

challenge a child’s

sense of safety and

security. Reassure

your child about his

or her safety and

well-being. Discuss

ways that you, the

school, and the

community are taking steps to keep

them safe.

Connect with others. Talk to other

parents and your

child’s teachers

about ways to help

your child cope. It

is often helpful for

parents, schools,

and health professionals to work together for the wellbeing of all children

in stressful times.

Tips for Kids and

Talk, listen, and

Teens

encourage expression. Listen to your After a traumatic

child’s thoughts and event, it is normal to

feelings and share feel anxious about your

some of yours. Af- safety and security.

ter a traumatic

Even if you were not

event, it is imdirectly involved, you

portant for children may worry about

to feel they can

whether this type of

share their feelings event may someday

and that you under- affect you. Check out

stand their fears

the tips below for

and worries.

some ideas to help

deal with these fears.

Watch and listen.

Be alert for any

Talk to and stay con-

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nected to others. Talk- behavior. Are students

ing with someone you withdrawing from

trust can help you

friends? Acting out?

make sense out of your These changes may be

experience. If you are early signs that a stunot sure where to

dent is struggling and

turn, call your local

needs extra support

crisis intervention cen- from the school and

ter or a national hot- family.

line.

Maintain normal rouTake care of yourself. tines. A regular classTry to get plenty of

room and school

sleep, eat right, exer- schedule can provide a

cise, and keep a norsense of stability and

mal routine.

safety. Encourage students to keep up with

Take information

their schoolwork and

breaks. Pictures and

extracurricular activistories about a disas- ties but do not push

ter can increase worry them if they seem

and other stressful

overwhelmed.

feelings. Taking breaks

from the news, Inter- Take care of yourself.

net, and conversations You are better able to

about the disaster can support your students

help calm you down.

if you are healthy,

coping and taking care

Tips for School Per- of yourself first. Eat

sonnel

healthy, exercise, get

plenty of sleep, and

School personnel can

help their students re- give yourself a break if

you feel stressed out.

store their sense of

safety by talking with

the children about

their fears. Other tips

for school personnel

include:

Reach out and talk.

Create opportunities

to have students talk,

but do not force them.

You can be a model by

sharing some of your

own thoughts as well

as correct misinformation.

Watch and listen. Be

alert for any change in

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Call Directory—Tribal Departments & Programs

Administration Offices

464-4494

Gas Company

464-4323

Accounting

464-9251

Head Start-Mescalero

464-9183

Boys & Girls Club-Mescalero

464-9212

Head Start-Carrizo

464-3492

Boys & Girls Club-Carrizo

464-6814

Health Ed./Diabetes Program

464-6383

Care Center

464-4802

Historic Preservation

464-3005

Cattle Growers

464-4703

Housing

464-9235

Child Care Center-Mescalero

464-9224

Housing Warehouse

464-9159

Child Care Center-Carrizo

464-3000

Human Resources

464-9276

CHR

464-9256

Land Office

464-4974

Center Maintenance

464-9260

Language Program

464-2152

Conservation Law Enforcement

464-9323

Library

464-5010

Cultural Center & Museum

464-9254

MATI

464-4039

DRMP

464-4711

Parks & Recreation

464-2988

Early Childhood

464-9328

Patient Benefits

464-9232

Education

464-4500

Prosecutor’s Office

464-9205

Elderly Center

464-1614

Prevention Program

464-4516

Emergency Management

464-4711

Public Defender’s

464-9213

Emergency Rental Assistance

(ERA)

464-9216

Social Services

464-9328

Swimming Pool

464-9248

Fence Crew

464-4711

Tribal Court

464-0414

Fire & Rescue

464-3473

Tribal Maintenance

464-9289

Fish Hatchery

464-8768

Tribal Roads

464-4311

Fitness Center

464-4368

Tribal Store

464-9319

Sawmill

464-4720

Tribal Utilities

464-0254

Four Directions Treatment &

Recovery (Rehab)

464-4432

VAWA

464-0079

WIOA

464-9217

Call Directory—Most Used Numbers

Assembly of God

464-4747

East L.A.

464-4549

Baptist Church

464-4659

Old Road

464-4674

Reformed Church

464-4471

IHS

464-4441

St. Joseph’s Mission

464-4473

Inn of the Mountain Gods

464-7777

Mescalero Post Office

464-4550

BIA Offices:

Facilities

464-4282

Mescalero Schools

464-4431

Forestry

464-4419

Ruidoso Schools

(575) 630-7000

Tularosa Schools

(575) 585-8800

*Updated 5/19/23

WIC Office

464-0932

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