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December 2016

Volume 1.16, Issue 12

Mescalero Apache Tribe

Apache Scout

Mescalero Tribal Court

Inside this issue:

RHS Indian Club

Dental Clinic

Nde Bizaa

Mescalero Elemen10

tary

BIA—Mescalero

Agency

Boys & Girls Club

Head Start Program 20

Senior Center

Religion

We, the staff of the

court, are happy to

announce that we

have been making

positive process

changes and adding

new technology to

better assist the community needs.

Those changes include

but, are not limited

to:



Video Arraignment

-Majority of individuals will not have

to be transported to

the court for their

hearings



Hearing & Vision

-Hearing devices

-Magnifying

hand held glasses and

sheets

The renovation at the

front entrance of the

court is nearly completed and we will

also have courtroom &

computer updates.

A new case management system will be in

place by the end of

-Available in

December 2016. This

the front lobby so you

system will help to

can review and read

streamline the court’s

regularly used terms

case processing.

within the court procWe are currently

ess

working on a website

 SCRAM units

that will have pro se

-These units

forms and information

will allow us to super- available to the comvise individuals placed munity with an early

on house arrest

2017 launch date.



Glossary of Legal

Terms

General Court Schedule*

Mescalero Tribal Court

TRAFFIC CITATIONS

JANUARY

DEADLINE:

12/16/16 BY 4PM

Aids

traffic court will be

Will be heard every

December 7th and De- other week with hearWill be heard every

ings at 9:00 a.m.

other week with hear- cember 21st.

ings at 9:00 a.m.

CONSERVATION CITA- every other Wednesday. The following

every other Wednes- TIONS by Mescalero

day. The following

Conversation Law En- dates assigned for

court will be Decemdates assigned for

forcement

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ber 7th and December

21st.

bench warrant will be be scheduled on Tuesissued for your arrest. day and Thursdays

WALK IN ARRAIGNMENTS are on Monday,

Wednesday and Friday’s at 10:00am.

CIVIL CASES will be

scheduled on Monday

& Fridays

MESCALERO APACHE

ADULT HEALING TO

WELLNESS COURT will

be scheduled on FriCRIMINAL CASES will

be scheduled on Tues- days

day and Thursdays

*subject to change

If you do not appear

within 15 calendar

days of your citation a CHILDREN’S CASES will

Court Etiquette

Mescalero Tribal Court

When coming to court: 



Arrive early for

hearings. Check in

with the Receptionist.



Dress appropriately: no shorts,

sandals, tank tops,

or hats in the

courtrooms.



You must pass

through a metal

detector immediately upon entering

the courthouse.

Leave cellular

phones, personal

computers, pocket

knives, mace on

key rings, or any

other potential

weapon in your car.

No food, drinks,

chewing gum, etc.

in the courtrooms.

Hearing and Vision Impaired devices available for assistance

Fines, special assessments, and res- We are looking forward

to providing improved

titution may be

services to our Compaid for by money

munity!

order.

New Hours

Mescalero Tribal Court

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Beginning October 1, 2016, we have limited staff available during the

lunch hour

Office Phone: 575-464-0414

Office Fax: 575-464-4863

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The Holiday Season is upon us, Families and

Traditions are important.

Four Directions Treatment & Recovery Center

Parents, grandparents,

uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, leaders,

friends: tis not the

season to abuse alcohol, substances and

loved ones!

Your actions have a

thing, this was good.

ripple effect. If you

It ensured children

do good, you spread

were looked after and

seeds of good. Get

safe.

involved in your chilDuring this Holiday

dren’s lives, teach

Season, and always,

them traditions, songs, support one another,

sewing, weaving,

Love and Bless your

pray together, sing tobeading,

carving,

show

children. This is the

gether, do things tothem

everything

you

greatest gift a child

gether (besides partyknow,

pass

down

can receive from you.

ing and over indulging

them.

busy

child

has

Receiving love and

on alcohol and drugs).

time

get

troublessings from you proTHANK YOU VETERANS

ble.

duces a happy child

FOR YOUR SERVICE!

and a happy child is

less likely to be an

abuser of illegal substances and perpetuate domestic violence.

Children also need to

hear “I love you” in a

gentle tone.

Expect respect from

your child and on the

same token, respect

yourself, children,

spouse, parents and

others.

Raising a child was

once a community

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

CONGRATULATIONS TO

TRIBAL OFFICIALS!

MARTIN LUTHER KING

DAY!

Care Center

Recent News

The Mescalero Care

Center has had a very

busy month of activities. We celebrated

Halloween by having

trick or treating for

the community children. Our residents

and staff dressed up

and gave away pounds

and pounds of candy.

The Care Center is

noted for its

"Halloween Haunted

Hallway" and this year

it didn’t disappoint!

The kids really enjoyed

being "scared". It was

great fun. The day

continued with a

party, costume contest, and cupcake wars

contest all judged by

the residents. Every-

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one had a great time

with lots of smiling

faces and laughs.

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trimmings. It was a

beautiful event and

one that is quickly becoming an event to

look forward to and

will be remembered by

all.

The Care Center also

participated in the

Mescalero Apache

Schools Veteran Day

ceremonies. There was Events such as these

an informational booth are what sets the Meswith Care Center bro- calero Care Center

chures, give-a-ways

apart from other nursand Medicaid applica- ing homes. We strive

tions.

every day to make the

We celebrated Thanks- Mescalero

Care Center

giving early with the

2nd Annual MCC Family a place

where one

Thanksgiving Dinner.

Each resident and their can feel it is

family members were a "home

away from

treated to a turkey

home".

dinner with all the

Ruidoso High School Warrior and Princess

RHS Indian Club

After high school

Mark is planning

on joining the

Navy and Jolee is

planning on attending San Francisco's school of

art.

Congratulations to

Mark Graves and Jolee

Chavez they are the

2016-17 Ruidoso High

School "Warrior and

Princess" for the RHS

Indian club.

drawing and working

out to stay fit, also his

extra curricular activities include Indian

club, Baseball and

Football. After High

School he is planning

on joining the Navy.

Mark is the son of

Daniel and Lucinda

Mark is a member of

Graves. The grandson the Mescalero Apache

of Dennis and BernaTribe, his ancestors

dette Blaylock, Charles are Chiefs of the tribe,

Jolee is the daughter

and Cheryl

Naiche and Cochise.

of Ryan and Dawnelle

Graves. Mark enjoys

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Chavez. Jolee's grandparents are Elaine LaPaz, Fred and Linda

Chavez of Whiteriver,

AZ. The late Ralph

Shanta Jr. and Esther

Balatche. She is Mescalero, Lipan, and

Chirichuha Apache,

also Santa Domingo

Pueblo. After high

school she hopes to

attend San Francisco's

school of Art to learn

photography. During

her "Coming of Age

Ceremony" she was

given the Indian name

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"Pollen Star". Jolee

enjoys family, reading,

playing basketball and

beading. Extra curricular activities are Indian

club, MESA, Lady Warrior basketball, and

Nde Youth Council.

Mescalero Dental Clinic

Emergency / Walk-In Schedule

December 01, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 16, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 02, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 19, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 05, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 20, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 06, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 21, 2016 1 pm – Emergencies

December 07, 2016 1 pm – Emergencies

December 22, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 08, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 23, 2016

** NO EMERGENCIES **

December 09, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 26, 2016

** HOLIDAY **

December 12, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 27, 2016 8 am and 1pm – Emergencies

December 13, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 28, 2016 1 pm – Emergencies

December 14, 2016 1 pm – Emergencies

December 29, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 15, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

December 30, 2016 8 am – Emergencies

Avoid a library hold return your overdue items!

Mescalero Community Library

Have items that are overdue from Mescalero Community Library? Make sure to return them to avoid a hold on your account. If you have questions or to check

your library account contact your library

at 575-464-5010.

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Thank you!

Boy & Girls Club of Mescalero Apache Tribe

We would like to say

a HUGE thank you to

the following departments and individuals

that made this year’s

Halloween events a

success.

nation



Mescalero Gas

$500.00 Monetary Donation for Grand Prize



Mescalero Boys &

Girls Club

Prizes and $100.00

Frizzel Frizzel Jr.

 Mescalero & Car& The Inn of the

rizo Child Care

Mountain Gods ReStaff

sort & Casino

Use of the Convention Decorations



Center, Providing Refreshments & Gift

Cards



Mescalero Apache

Telecom

Gift Cards

Miss New Mexico

Vanessa Hernandez, Larry Brusuelas Jr, & Jarin

Carrillo

Judges for the Costume Contest

Shannon Dictson &

Responsible Gam-  Joe Blazer

Discounted Music &

ing

Lighting Services

Gift Cards and Prizes



John Wheeler &

Associates

$175.00 Monetary Do-



powerment Building

All the Departments that took

time to set up

booths at the Em-

The following tribal

departments were

Booth Winners:



Fish Hatchery



Youth Development



Fire & Rescue



Child Support Office “Most Original”

The Tribal Administration plans to hold a

pizza party for each of

the departments!

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Winter Stories

Nde Bizaa Language Program

One of the missions of

the Nde Bizaa Language Program is to

preserve and archive

stories and traditions

of the Mescalero

Apache People. This

account

of 'Isdzą́nédleesh-ń

ting them together, arms, creased greatly. But after

legs, head, eyes; then he a long time a man-eating

breathed into their

cow, a man-eating antemouths and they became lope, and man-eating eahuman. He made two

gle came into the world

men, a white man and an and decreased their numApache. Then he put a

bers; also, Binayeyahi’, a

rifle and a bow-andhuge man who killed peoarrow between the two

ple with his eyes, by lookmen and he told the

ing at them, and Ye-Ye’, a

and Túbá'jii'shchiné ń

Apache to choose which man-eating giant came

was told in 1934 by a

weapon he wanted. The into the world and killed

84 year old Chiricahua

Apache chose the bowmany, many people. Yeman. These stories

and-arrow; and the rifle ye’ used pine-trees for his

were told to each

went to the white

bow-and-arrows.

other during the time

man. The Apache was

There was a woman,

of the winter.

lighting for an additional then, whose name was

weapon; he was told to

'Isdzą́nédleesh-ń. The

In the beginning of the

go out and live on berpeople could not increase

world the mountains,

ries, deer, etc. The white because of all the fleshtrees, rocks, berries,

man was given four corns eating monsters. This

grass, water, etc. were

to live on, and a house to woman would beget chilmade first. Then the

live in.

dren and Ye-ye’ would

heavens were made, and Later, the white man and devour them; thus the

the start between the

the Apache became ene- woman could not save

heavens and the earth;

mies and began to hunt

her children, and she

then were made the sun

one another. The

wondered how she could

and the moon. Towards Apache’s lightning was

have children. So she

morning, the morninglater taken away from

went to a cliff, over which

star came up and it was him because the maker

water was dripping, and

given authority over the found that everything that lay up there with the wadaylight.

lightning was aimed at

ter dripping between her

After all these things

died; and the make

were finished, the make

wanted the living things

made men; he made them of the world, and men, to

out of mud, forming the

increase. After he took

parts of the body and put- lighting away, people in-

legs; and she conceived

so and became pregnant

and bore a little boy; because it was conceived by

water, she called him

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Túbá'jii'shchiné-ń.

finished roasting it, he

collected some grass for

The woman wished to

hide her boy from Ye-ye’; a plate to put the meat on

so she dug a cave in the to cool.

ground and kept him in

Before he knew it, Ye-ye’

there. The boy became

was upon him and he

strong and able to

asked if the meat roasted

walk. One day, Ye-ye’

there was for him to

came around and saw the eat. He took the roasted

boy’s track in the sand to meat and he took the

the watering place before grass as a plate. The boy

his mother could erase

answered, sarcastically,

them; and he came to her “Yes, the meat I cooked

and said, “Here is a

for you!” Ye-ye’ had the

boy’s tracks; you must be meat on his grass started

hiding a baby from me.” to walk way; he went a

But the woman answered, little way, sat down, and

started to eat it. But the

“No; I have them all to

you; but I am so anxious bow walked over to him,

took the meat away, and

to have a baby that I

made the tracks myself.’ put it on his own

The giant asked her how plate. The giant took it

she had done it, and she back again, altogether,

showed him how she had they exchanged the meat

imprinted her fist into the four times.

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side. The boy found them

too heavy to lift and all

he could do to repay the

giant’s insults was to

slide along them.

The two then walked back

and forth before each

other, asking each other

to surrender and allow

himself to be shot; four

times they each repeated

their demands, finally, the

boy said he would stop

and let the giant take a

shot at him or rather four

shots, for the giant had

four arrows. Ye-ye’ shot

his arrow first, but while

it was coming toward

him, the boy puffed with

his mouth, and as he

made the noise, the arrow

flew to pieces. Each of

the giant’s four arrows

met the same fate, and

ground and marked in the When the giant asked the none of them could touch

the boy.

fingers. The giant beboy, “Where are your

lieved this and said no

weapons? Why do you

Now it was the giant’s

more.

talk so smart? What do

turn to be a target. The

The mother made a bow- you use to protect your- boy shot his first grass

self with?” The boy

arrow at the giant’s

and-arrow for the boy,

showed him the bow and breast, and as it struck, a

the arrow out of a tall

sheet of white rock that

grass; and then one day arrows of grass, and

handed them to the githe giant wore as armor

the boy went out hunting. He killed a deer, and ant. The giant took them, was shattered and fell to

while he was butchering wiped his butt with them the ground. The second

and threw them

arrow took off another

it, the boy started a

away. The giant’s pine- layer; the third, anfire. Túbá'jii'shchiné-ń

other. Now the boy can

then started roasting the tree bow and arrows

see the giant’s heart beatmeat. When the boy had were lying to one

A pa c h e S c o u t

ing inside the final

layer. He took a fourth

shot and hit the center of

the giants heart. The giant fell.

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said no. She insisted, re- crashed, and from where

peating it four times, and the boy stood dust came;

Ussed said no four

but after the dust was settimes. Finally, he told the tled, there was the

woman, “If this is really boy. Four times this happened. After that, Ussen

Then the boy took out the my boy, put him in that

giant’s heart and carried open place; I’ll shooting went to him, held him

against his chest, and

it back to his mother. His lightening at him four

times and if he doesn’t

said, “You are really my

mother took the heart,

move, I shall admit he is boy!”

held in her hand, and

my boy.” The woman

sang a song of thanks.

After this, the boy started

agreed

and

put

the

boy

to hunt the human-eating

Later, the woman told

the

open;

Lightening

monsters, one of whom he

Ussen, the make, “This is

came

and

thunder

had already killed.

your bow.” But Ussen

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Mescalero Elementary Perfect Attendance

1st Nine Weeks

August 8, 2016 – October 6, 2016

Taylynn Ahidley

Railey Blake

Eustin Chino

Weakeah Hoahwah

Isiah Comanche

Travien Comanche

Ryan Morgan

Kyra Smith

Kayliah Ahidley

Ahleena Kinzhuma

Ileana Rice

William Robinson

Damien Valdez

Teresa Bigmouth-Hill

Sunny Gallerito

Jessariah Pinto

Avin Yellowcloud

Charlotte Blake

Gracyn Courtney

Michael Dominguez

Jesiah Enjady

Jarius Padilla

Arliyana Chee

Halee Williams

Michelle Forte

Shammah Gallardo

Angel Kanseah

Savannah Hopson

Tianna Lyons

Audrina Reynolds

Francis Lester

Maddox Cantrell

Mecoy Lester

Isaiah Dolan

Ladon Mendez

Kody Pena

Christiane Carrillo

Mandy Chimal

Dominick Garcia

Annalise Trujillo

Molly Pena

Gillian Morgan

Ian Valdez

Esham Bigmouth-Hill

Iverson Shorty

Natalie Padilla

Christian Chino

1st Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards

August 8, 2016 – October 6, 2016

Superintendent Awards

Taylynn Ahdiley

Miles Gallerito

Lairah Comanche

Leda Bob

Isabel Salas

Ellie Gallerito

Madison Blake

Abrina Chee

Anastacia Kanseah

Davanae Marden

Christina Venego

Herwauney Wilson

Kylena Chino

Herman Chimal

Railey Blake

Lilliana Martinez

Randie Chimal

Ruth Enjady

Ryan Morgan

Genevieve Evans

Ania Marrujo

Nehemiah Sago

Audrina Reynolds

Faithlynn Torres

Lamuel AhidleyCastillo

Audrianna Valdez

Niles Caje

Tommia Trujillo

Jade Stewart

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Daniel Yuzos

Adalize Kanseah

Molly Pena

Darrius Cupit

Maddox Cantrell

Makayla Rocha

Tashmira Herrera

Miley Cojo

Shaidyn Lapaz

Seaven Martinez

Chanden Pena-Gallardo

Haleigh Shendo

Jade Chavez

Tamree Marden

Halee Williams

Shanna Cochise

Jesiah Enjady

Kaylan Ahidley

Gillian Morgan

Emerald Comanche

Arliyana Chee

Cody Rice

Christian Little

Kaylionna Rocha

Hendrick Aldava

Gracyn Courtney

1st Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards

August 8, 2016 – October 6, 2016

Principal Awards

Keri Ahidley

Eustin Chino

Dolton McFadden

Raycelia Mendez

Gaberiel Bigmouth

Isiah Comanhce

Kansas Martinez

Lorelie Comanche

DeShaun Caje

John Gallerito

Laramy Ortega

Lakai Whitewater

Esham Bigmouth-Hill

Mystery Forte

Noah Rice

Nora Espinoza

Weakeah Hoahwah

Zoey Klinekole

Orie Peralto

Dionna Bob

Savannah Hopson,

Felix Poncho

Nikki Torres

Sanoe Whitewater

Anjilita Comanche

Eric LeBeau

Shayla Apachito

Bridgette Blake

Eugene Hewgley

Mathias Lester

Natalie Padilla

Kairah Shanta

Stephie Prins

Aubrey Valdez

Tanner Morgan

Michelle Forte

Chenoah Vigil

Makayla Apachito

Angel Kanseah

Jaleria Caje

Kelsey Dictson

Michael Dominguez

Tianna Lyons

Kyra Smith

Laurdis Sundayman

Anaiah-Rae Trujillo

Anthony Yuzos

Kaylyn Chino

Shammah Gallardo

Zoe Patton

Felicity Pino

Ashlynn Rocha

Kaden Comanche

Angel Shanta

Paisley Pike

Sophia Casares

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1st Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards

August 8, 2016 – October 6, 2016

Honor Roll Awards

Trayvien Comanche

Ileana Rice

Forrest Cochise

Marlee Chino

Jacob Mendez

Shiah Klinekole

Melanie Comanche

Abagail Botella

Hansht’aaye Evans

Jonah Kaydahzinne

Eli Comanche

Kyle Comanche

Chavonne Valdez

Isaiah Bush

Keri Sago

Biran Morgan

Ricardo Yuzos

Erikai Skin

Uriah Moya

Alyssa Torres

Pierce Spitty

Jason Wilson

Symiah Gonzales

Kayliah Ahidley

Rooney Lopez

Krissly Eshbi

Avin Yellowcloud

Raleigh Kazhe

Ariel Pinal

Mandy Chimal

Donte’ Vicenti

Mya Pinal

1st Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards

August 8, 2016 – October 6, 2016

“Chief”ment Award

Nyah Alonzo

Skyler Matcher

Larren Kayitah

Ishlow Magoosh

Junior Mendez

Carla Carrillo

Jirah Lathan

Rueben Rocha

Damien Valdez

Paisley Chee

Sage Sewell

Nevaeh Valdez

Embre Carrillo

Darian Valdez

Starla Gerber

Leif Castellanos

Leoryana Peralto

Kyler Valdez

Kole Hicks

Acacia Garica

Daverian Shendo

Emilio Atole

Keep up the great work students!

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Successful Outreach Efforts Leads to Record

Number of Applicants at Mescalero Agency

BIA—Mescalero Agency

The Mescalero Agency individual remarked at A career in fire manAdministration and the the Recruitment Fair agement or forestry

Fire Management Pro- “I can see that there

can be very rewarding,

gram, in coordination are good things in

and depending on perwith the Southwest Re- store for the future.” sonal interests, can

gional Office and the

lead to a career as a

Office of Human Capi- The Agency also inhotshot, helitack aviavited

the

Eastern

New

tal Management hutor, GIS specialist, fire

Mexico University

man resource staff

ecologist, fire investiBranch

from

Ruidoso

went the extra mile in

gators, engine metheir outreach efforts to have information on chanics, etc. These

to host the first annual hand about ENMU’s

entry level firefighter

Wildland Fire Science positions are but the

Recruitment Fair on

November 15, 2016, at Degree/Certificate

first steps that lead to

the Mescalero Apache program.

rewarding careers. If

Tribal Office.

A special thanks to the you enjoy traveling,

want to advance your

following staff for

At the event, staff

education, stay

their help, support,

personally engaged

healthy and develop

time and effort, the

with applicants and

job skills that are in

provided the resources Mescalero Agency was high demand, all while

to help applicants ap- successful in this first serving Indian Country

annual Recruitment

ply for wildland fire

in ways that will make

jobs. From sharing in- Fair:

it better for the next

formation about the

 Mescalero Agency

generation – this is a

fire program to assistStaff: Kevin Pellcareer field for you!

ing with filling out apman, Nicholas Gar- Indeed there are many

plications, this effort

cia, Aldon Coriz,

good things in store for

collected approxiSterling Bigmouth, the fire community. If

mately 50 in-person

Velda Garcia, Ellen you would like to know

applications combined

what job opportunities

Smith

with online applicaare available to you,

 Office of Human

tions for a total of

visit http://

Capital Manageover 80 applications,

www.bia.gov/nifc/

ment (HR): Deborah jobs/jobsmap/

which lead to positive

Abeita and Antonia index.htm. Not only

comments such as “I

hope this happens

Gachupin

are job announceevery year.” Others

ments linked directly

thought the event was  Southwest Regional to the application,

Office Staff: John

a “good thing for the

sample resumes, reCervantes and

community.” Another

quired forms and inDavid Garcia

“Thank you for

making the effort to

reach out to the

community and

making it personal

for the applicants.”

- Tribal Leadership

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structions are available to help new applicants apply to wildland

fire and forestry jobs.

We would like to welcome our newest

members to the BIA

Mescalero Agency.

tance from other



state, tribal,

county, local, or

other federal

agency programs

for which he/she is

eligible.



-Krissy Platero,

Staff Assistant

Not receive any

comparable public

assistance



State that they are

unable to provide

necessary care and

guidance for the

child, or to provide

for the child’s special needs in his/

her own home; and

Provide a documented social services assessment

from the social services worker of

whether parent(s),

custodian, guardian

(s) are able to care

for their child.

Develop and sign an

employment strategy in the ISP with

the assistance of

-Michael Smith,

the social services

Fire Management Offiworker to meet the

cer

goal of employment

As we approach the

through specific

 All income accruing

holiday season, the BIA

action steps includto the child, except

Mescalero Agency

ing job readiness

income

wishes everyone a safe

and job search acexempted by federal

and Happy Holiday and

tivities.

statute, must be used

a prosperous New

Child Assistance (25

to meet the cost of

Year.

CFR 20.500-20.516) - A special needs, foster

The Agency’s Branch child is eligible for

home or residential

of Social Services pro- Child Assistance under care facility as authorvides the following

this subpart if all of

ized and arranged by

the following criteria

services:

social services.

are met:

Stop by our Office if

Adult Care Assistance

you have any questions  The child must

(25 CFR 20.331-20.335)

or need additional inmeet the require- - Adult care assistance

provides non-medical

formation.

ments in 20.300

care for eligible adult

General Assistance (25  The child’s legally

Indians who:

responsible parent,

CFR 20.300-20.319)

custodian/

 Have needs that reTo be eligible for Genguardian, or Indian

quire personal care

eral Assistance an apcourt having jurisand supervision due

plicant must:

to advanced age,

diction must;

infirmity, physical

 Meet the criteria

 Request assistance

condition, or mental

contained in 20.300

under this part in

impairments; and

writing;

 Apply concurrently

 Cannot be cared for

for financial assis-Tyrone Johnson, Social Worker



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in their own home by

family members.

the criteria specified at 20.300.

Burial Assistance (25



CFR 20.324-20.326) - If

you are a relative of a

deceased Indian, you

can apply for burial

assistance for the deceased Indian under

this section.

The approved payment will not exceed the Bureau

maximum burial

payment standard

established by the

Assistance Secretary.

mental handicaps,

drug abuse, alcoholism, and violation of

the law; and



Protective services.

In addition, economic opportunity

and money management may also be

provided.

To apply for burial

Emergency Assistance ICWA (25 CFR 23.100assistance under this (25 CFR 20.329-20.330) 23.83) - Social Services

section, you must

- Emergency Assisreceive ICWA notices,

submit the applica- tance payments can be complete the application to the social

provided to individuals tion process and mail

services worker.

or families who suffer the notices to the apYou must submit

from a burnout, flood, propriate departthis application

or other destruction of ments.

within 30 days foltheir home and loss or

Individual Indian

damage to personal

lowing death.

Money (IIM) Accounts

possessions. The Bu The Bureau will de- reau will make pay(25 CFR Part 115) termine eligibility

ments only for essen- When the child turns

based on income

18, they will come to

tial needs and other

and resources avail- non-medical necessiSocial Services with an

able to the deI.D., complete an apties.

ceased in accorplication for disbursedance with 20.100. Protective Services to ment of IIM account.

This includes but is Children, Adults, and

The Branch of Natural

not limited to SSI,

Families (25 CFR

Resources secured

veterans’ death

20.400-20.404) - Serbenefits, social se- vices to Children, Eld- funding to develop a

curity, and Individ- erly, and Families in- noxious weed manageual Indian Money

clude, but are not lim- ment plan and an ac(IIM) accounts. De- ited to, the following: companying environmental assessment.

termination of need

 Assistance in solving The Native Community

will be accomproblems related to Development Associplished on a case-by

family functioning

ates was hired to coor-case basis using the

and

interpersonal

dinate and assist in the

Bureau payment

development of the

relationships;

standard.

Noxious Weed Manage

Referral

the

ap The Bureau will not

ment Plan and the Enpropriate resource

approve an applicavironmental Assessfor

problems

tion unless it meets

ment.

to illness, physical or



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As part of the EA

development, the

BIA Mescalero

Agency staff provided field reconnaissance of representative noxious

weed sites within

the Mescalero Reservation on July 2021, 2016.

Musk thistle plant.

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The purpose of the

find noxious weeds,

will provide NEPA covMescalero Noxious

identify and prioritize erage for the Bureau

Weed Management

control actions, and

of Indian Affairs - MesPlan “The Plan” is to gather information on calero Noxious Weed

address the problem of effective integrated

Management Plan. The

noxious weed estabpest management con- programmatic EA will

lishment and invasion trol combinations. The address specific treaton the Mescalero

Plan will establish

ment projects on a

Apache Reservation.

methods, materials

case-by-case basis

The Plan will identify and personnel needs

once project locations

the economic, ecologi- for noxious weed pre- and treatment areas

cal and social threat

vention and control

are identified. In this

presented by noxious

measures, including

situation, a siteweeds and also idenassessment. There

specific NEPA most

tify noxious weeds

will be safety and

likely, a Categorical

known or likely to oc- regulatory requireExclusion checklist

cur on the Mescalero

ments for controls, in- with National Historic

Reservation. Some of cluding any staff certi- Preservation and Enthe weeds include:

fication or licensing

dangered Species Act

musk thistle, Russian

requirements. The BIA compliance will be

knapweed, Hoary

plans to host workcompleted.

Cress, salt cedar and

shops in the future to

provide information on The BIA worked in coSiberian elm.

operation and coordinoxious weeds and

The Plan will be used control methods.

nation with the Mescaby the BIA and the

lero Apache Tribe and

Mescalero Apache

BIA policies and Manu- other stakeholders in

Tribe to identify and

als list the authorities, the development of

assess noxious weed

and specific roles and the project requiresites and respond with responsibilities of Bu- ments. As part of the

appropriate treatreau officials for com- EA development, the

ments, which includes pliance in the National BIA Mescalero Agency

monitoring methods

Environmental Policy

staff provided field refor determining effec- Act “NEPA”. Pursuant connaissance of repretiveness of prevention to the BIA NEPA resentative noxious

and control methods. quirements and since weed sites within the

It will also recommend many activities on In- Mescalero Reservation

best practices that af- dian trust lands inon July 20-21, 2016. A

fect a variety of

clude Federal funding tribal/local stakeagency practices and

or approval through

holders meeting was

land uses to prevent

the BIA, the responsi- held at the Carrizo

creating ideal condibility for complying

Community Center on

tions for weed invawith NEPA generally

July 28, 2016 and sevsion. The plan includes will fall under the BIA. eral internal team

an important inventory

meetings with the BIA

and monitoring plan to The Programmatic EA Mescalero Agency staff

A pa c h e S c o u t

and Mescalero Apache

Tribal staff were conducted to obtain input

and feedback for the

NEPA process.

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calero Noxious Weed

Management Plan and

the Programmatic Environmental Assessment in January 2017.

The BIA anticipates the If you have any quescompletion of the Mes- tions regarding this in-

formation, please call

the Branch of Natural

Resources at 464-4423.

Thanks for taking the

time to read this article.

Greetings!

Boys & Girls Club

We have been busy with new projects each day with club members.

Each day, a new craft or activity is

offered along with a snack and

power hour. We have implemented

new power hour activities that include multiplication and sight word

flash cards, time puzzles and sight

word games. It is amazing to see

the children excel in their work.

Please ensure your child has a

sweater or jacket every day, as it

is getting cold out and the children

are eager to play outside. As always, if you have any ideas for activities please do not hesitate to

let us know!

OCTOBER YOUTH OF THE MONTH

MESCALERO

Anavay Wheeler &

Kaden Comanche

CARRIZO

Daniel Yuzos & Tamree Marden

GREAT JOB KIDDOS! We are so

happy to have you as positive role

models at the Club!

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mbgc@matisp.

net

464-9204

464-9212 or

Mescalero

Site

Tuesday

Wednesday

-Roll a Reindeer

Friday

-Bingo

-Energy Ball

Hour Daily

PowerSaturday

Library Reading

Program

2 Homework counts

for points toward

cool rewards!

-Christmas Drawing -Pasta Christmas

-Christmas Cards

Game

Tree

-Red Rover Basket-Right & Left Rudolf -Freeze Tag/Free

ball

Game

Time in Gym

-Freeze Tag

-Name Volley

-Guess The Leader -Dodge Ball

Thursday

-Playground

Each Club Member

will get a Library

card and will check

-Candy Cane Hunt

-Build A Bridge Enout Books at the

gineer Challenge

-Mix & Match Elf,

Mescalero Library.

Deer, Santa, etc

The more you read,

-BINGO!

the closer you get to

16 a PIZZA party!

Club Closures

Club Closed

-Flying School

-Ornament Activity

-Bake Christmas

We thank you in

Staff Training

-Window Orna-Kickball

advanced for your

ments

-Game Room or

understanding as we

Gym Activities

close to attend the

23 “Good Road to Life”

½ Day Club

-STEM

-Gingerbread

-Library Reading

-Borax

Conference that will

Houses

Program

give the staff skills

Closes at

Activities

Snowflake Activity

essential to work

-Bingo

Noon

with our youth.

-Parachute Game

-Christmas Party &

We want to wish

Dance!!!!

each of you a very

30 Blessed Holiday

Season!

½ Day Club Closes

Club Closed

-Fizzing Snowflakes -Library Reading

-Borax Snowflake

From the Staff at

at Noon

Science Experiment Program

Activity

the Mescalero

-Board Games

-Movie & Popcorn

Apache Boys &

Girls Club.

December 2016

Monday

Power Hour &

Snack Daily

Your help is

greatly appreciated!

Please call the

Club, 464-6814

If your child/

ren will be absent; we plan

& implement

activities and

prepare snack

for a specific

number of children.

Reminder:

“After Hour

Late Fee” If

you pick up

your child/ren

AFTER 530pm,

you will be

charged $2/

min, per child.

TUESDAY

26.

Stem Challenge

Tooth Pick

Christmas Trees

Paper Bridge

27.

Basketball Tournament

Bucket Towers

20. ½ Day RS/MAS

Club Closed

13.

Popsicle Stick

Christmas Tree

Stem Challenge

Spaghetti

12.

Stem Challenge

Bridge

28.

Basketball Tournament

Ornaments

21.

Club Closed

14.

Mathematics

Race

7. ½ Day RS/

MAS

December 2016

19.

WEDNESDAY

Carrizo Boys & Girls Club

MONDAY

Snowman

Science

Salt & Ice

29.

Free Day

Grinch Game

22.

15.

Stem Challenge

Christmas Tree

Tower

THURSDAY

Club Closed

30.

23.

Egg Drop Challenge

Laser Frenzy

Alphabet

Bingo

Water Boat

Challenge

16.

FRIDAY

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Program Information

Mescalero Apache Head Start Program

Merry Christmas &

Happy New Year

from the Mescalero Apache Head

Start Program

Our program has two

2:30 p.m., except on

either of our sites.

sites; the Mescalero

Wednesdays, which are Along with your child’s

Site which serves the

1/2 days. The teach- enrollment packet, the

western side of the

ers are required to

following documents

reservation, and the

make three Home Vis- you will also be

Carrizo site which

its and two Parent/

needed: Birth Certifiserves the Eastern side Teacher Conferences

cate, Certificate of Inof the reservation. We during the school year. dian Blood ((if applicaare a federally funded Our Head Start proble), Income Verificaprogram that provides gram, with the help of tion (W-2, or the two

comprehensive serother tribal programs most recent check

vices for families living and agencies provide a stubs), Social Security

in Mescalero. We hope range of individualized Card, Medicaid Card,

to strengthen the over- services in the area of and Custody Papers (if

all quality of the fam- education and early

applicable). Call 464ily and to help children childhood develop9183 for if you have

between the ages of 3 ment, including; medi- any questions.

to 5 years old develop cal, dental, mental

Please call if you have

to their fullest poten- health, and nutritional any questions.

tial.

services.

464-9183 or 464-3492.

We operate five days-a Enrollment packets

-week with full sescan be picked up for

sions from 8:00 a.m. to

Remembering Ms. Lodi

Mescalero Apache Head Start Program

On Friday, October 7,

2016, our Head Start

family and the Rocha

family came together

to remember a daughter, a sister, a friend;

Linda Lou Rocha.

There is not a day that

goes by that we don't

think of her and what

a blessing she was to

all of us.

The “Naanduustsel”

Memorial Walk was

held at the Carrizo

Community Walking

Trail.

she showed. She’ll always be in our hearts.

We would like to thank

all those who participated in the walk as

A year has passed

well as those who

since Lodi’s left us,

brought food, water

but, we remember her and other things for

smile, her laugh, her

our walkers. We would

“just kiddings”, and

also like to thank Joey

most of all the love

for taking time to pray

before the walk.

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Mescalero Fire Rescue Visit

Mescalero Apache Head Start

During the

month of October, the Mescalero Fire Rescue

team come to

visit both of the

Head Start sites.

They educate

the children in

fire safety and

prevention. We

would like to

show our appreciation by saying

“Thank you for

taking time to

come out and

visit us.

Male Involvement Initiative

Mescalero Apache Head Start

For the month of October, our Male Involvement activity was the

“Pumpkin Carving Contest and Party”. Head

Start families came

together to enjoy a fun

-filled evening of eatCotton candy...yum!

ing a delicious meal of

stew and frybread, to you to all our Head

play games, and to

Start staff for making

judge the winners of

this an evening to recarved pumpkins sub- member.

mitted by our Head

The November Male

Mescalero Big Game

and Hunt Lodge to

view trophy mounts of

different wildlife animals. Those that

wanted to see the

processing of the meat

1st Place Winners

got to witness it. We

Manuel & Ethan Martinez

are very proud to say

that we have a great

bunch of Head Start

“dads” that support

the education of their

Head Start children.

Involvement activity

was the “Big Breakfast

and Donuts with Dad”

Day. The children and

their volunteer male

2nd Place Winners

role models came in to

enjoy a delicious BIG

Adam & Delilah Carrillo

breakfast made by

our awesome cooks; Stomp the pumpkin game.

Mr. David hosting the

Mr. Damon and Ms.

bingo game.

Thank you to all the

Jerilyn. After breakStart “dads”. Thank

guys that came out.

fast we went to the

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“We are very proud to say

that we have a great bunch

of Head Start ‘dads’ that

support the education of

their Head Start child.”

Annual Thanksgiving Lunch

Mescalero Apache Head Start Program

Another event we had in November

was our “Head Start Potluck

Thanksgiving Lunch” at

the Mescalero Reform

Church.

We had a wonderful

turnout. All of our classrooms honored the Veterans by creating beautiful banners. We are very

grateful for all our Veterans for their service and

sacrifice. Hopefully you

all had a blessed Veterans Day and

Thanksgiving.

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Mescalero Senior Center