# Volume V.20, Issue 02 (2020) > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Amescalero_apache%3A8fa4e3c6fc2ea861 ## Record - **Collection:** Tribal code - **Document type:** Tribal code ## Text February 2020 Volume V.20, Issue 02 Mescalero Apache Tribe Apache Scout Mescalero Apache High School Named New Mexico State Winner in National STEM Competition from Samsung Inside this issue: Youth Development 5 From the Office of President 6 Boys & Girls Club 8 Child Development 12 Responsible Gaming Program 16 Religion 18 Heading picture: Cow Camp cattle on a cold day during feeding time. MAR. DEADLINE: 02/18/20 BY NOON Selected from thousands of entries nationwide, Mescalero Apache High School in Mescalero has been named a New Mexico State Winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest for its proposed plan to address Apache language conservation. The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest encourages teachers and students to solve realworld issues in their community using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Mescalero Apache High School is among the nation’s 100 State Winners (representing all 50 states) and will receive $15,000 in technology for its achievement. In addi- of the Solve for Totion, the school will morrow platform over receive a Samsung the past 10 years: video kit to create fueling students’ pasand submit a threesion and curiosity to minute video that tackle issues that afshowcases their profect their communiject development and ties in unexpected how it addresses the and creative ways,” issue. The video will said Ann Woo, Senior be used for the Director of Corporate chance to advance to Citizenship at Samthe next phase of the sung Electronics contest and win addi- America. “Reading the tional prizes and edu- innovative proposals cational opportunistudents and teachers ties. have put forth this “Samsung is extremely year exemplifies what proud of the evolution we know to be true for every student – Page 2 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 that young minds have Taos; Teacher Finalist schools will be just as much to teach Laura Tenorio and selected to travel to as they do to learn. her students the final event in the Our guiding citizenship Project Overview: spring where they will vision is ‘Enabling Peo- Mescalero Apache High present their project ple,’ and we are to a panel of judges. School thrilled to celebrate For achieving National Local Issue: In the another year of emFinalist status, schools powering future inno- Apache community, will be awarded in tovators to achieve their tradition is very imtal $50,000 in technolportant and conserving full potential through ogy and classroom mathe language is the STEM learning.” terials. Five grand biggest concern of the prize National Winner Samsung Solve for To- elderly. schools will receive in morrow Contest named Proposed Project: Ustotal $100,000 in techthree State Winners ing coding and robotnology and classroom within New Mexico, ics, translate the materials, and particithey are: Apache language and pate in a trip to Wash1. Mescalero Apache teach the Apache ington, D.C. to present High School in youth to help keep the their projects to memMescalero; Teacher language alive. bers of Congress. PubNate Raynor and his lic voting will also deContest Phases students termine one CommuniAll 100 State Winners ty Choice winner from 2. Ojo Amarillo Elementary School in will work on their pro- the pool of National Fruitland; Teacher jects and submit their Finalists, who will be Adriane Jopek and three-minute video in eligible to win an addihopes of advancing in tional $10,000 in Samher students the contest’s remain- sung technology. 3. Taos Academy in ing phases. 20 National V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t Page 3 Page 4 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 Tularosa Middle School 2019 Fall Semester AB Honor Roll 7th Grade Nevaeh Caje Seth Kazhe Jadellyn Robinson-Olivas 8th Grade Nevaeh Apachito Katherine Cavazone Eliza Daklugie Danae Evans Hadley Hathcock Julian Mendez Maddison Parker Youth Development Recent News Girl Scouts For the month of December, we had girl scouts’ meetings every other week December 5th and 29th during those meetings the girls worked on their project’s that they were selected to do on the first girl scout meeting of December. The projects are intended to help the girls learn finance skills, leadership skills, learn about themselves, and be engaged in their com- munity. Starting the month of January, the Girl Scouts’ meetings will be every Thursday of the month with the first meeting starting January 9th, then 16th, 23rd, and 30th from 3:30-5:00 p.m. We are still recruiting all Daisy, Junior, Seniors, Brownies, Ambassadors, & Cadette. Kids under 8 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Transportation will be provided for all ages. If you have any questions, please fill free to contact any of the staff @ 575 464 0648. 4-H Afterschool Club The 4-H Afterschool Club planned the following projects for the month of January: quilting, wildlife, knitting and weight lifting training. For quilting they learned how to sew a pillow case. The knitting project will teach the youth the basic skills of knowing how to knit. They learned about anato- V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t my and physiology of field trips. We are Krystal Enjady weight training such accepting new mem- Starlynn Apachito as the types of musbers and welcome all cles and types of the ages to the 4-H After- Samantha Wiley skeletal muscles for school Club! Please the weight training. contact us for more They learned about information. what kind of wildlife New Mexico has and in Traditional Classes what areas the aniYouth Develmals are located. We opment is also had a Conservanow holding tion Officer come in a traditional/ show them some of life skill clasthe animals they 3-E’s ses every Tuesday have. The 4-H club EDUCATION from 3:30 to 5:00 also took a field trip to the Bitter Lake Na- p.m.! These new clasEXPERIENCE tional Wildlife Refuge ses are open to all agEMPLOYMENT es. Youth younger in Roswell, NM. For the month of Feb- than 8 need to be accompanied by a ruary, the 4-H program will be learning parent/guardian. All materials for these about the following things. They will learn classes will be providabout baking so they ed unless otherwise notified. We kicked will be making plain off the classes with a muffins, learn about basic apron class. Our bully free classroom so they will learn tips next class will be tobacco bags on Jan. 21. and strategies. And jumping into food and We are wrapping up fitness so they will get the month of January with a family story tips and information night. Snacks, reon good eating and freshments and transsimple exercise age portation are providappropriate. Also, they will learn about ed. Keep your eyes Forestry (trees) so we out for our February may plan for someone calendar and contact to come talk to them Youth Development to sign up (575) 464about the different trees and how to tell 0648! how old they are. Our goal for the club is to Thank you and have a keep them more acblessed NEW YEAR! tive with the 4-H Youth Development county council when they have meetings or Staff, Page 5 Page 6 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 January 17, 2020 Dear Tribal Members: Greetings! This is the first of many letters that I plan to send during my term as Tribal President. As I mentioned at Tribal Inauguration, open communication and transparency are two of my biggest priorities. I want to introduce our new Tribal Administrator Loren Gallerito and Senior Advisor Diana Fuller-Belin. Mr. Gallerito and Ms. Fuller are both Tribal Members with excellent experience and skills. I am also excited to report that Nelva Cervantes, esq.,sta Tribal Member, took on the role of in-house General Counsel for the Tribe on January 1 . Prior to taking her new position, she worked as an attorney for the Tribe for almost fifteen years. Please take time to welcome them in their new roles. I also want to express my excitement to be working with Vice-President Eddie Martinez and the new Tribal Council. I believe we are all committed to working together to make positive changes for the community. Finally, thank you for your congratulations and prayers; I am grateful for your trust and support. Sincerely, Gabe Aguilar President V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t Page 7 Page 8 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t Page 9 Page 10 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t Page 11 Page 12 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 Mescalero/Carrizo Child Development Centers Recent News The Child Development Centers offer child care services to children’s parents that work, attend training or enrolled in an educational program. Our hours of operations are as follows: tact Margaret Shendo You are welcome to Jr., CCDF Monitor, or stop by to visit or call Dannalyn Blake, Direc- for any question/s retor/CCDF Coordinator. garding the program Also, we would like to and to pick up an application. inform you that the Carrizo Child Care Each child must have Center is currently a completed applicaopening up positions tion, on file, before for part-time drop-ins. they are considered The Part-time/Drop-In for part-time or fulltime enrollment. schedules will be as follows: Monday through Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm – in accordance with  Tribe’s Schedule Mescalero Services children ages 6weeks old to 12-year-old: 251 A School Circle (575) 464-9224 Carrizo services children ages 6weeks old to 5-year-old: 61 Carrizo Canyon Road (575) 464-3000  At this time, we have full enrollment, at both sites, however we would like to offer limited child care from 8:00am to 12:30pm, when schools are in session. This will enable support and encouragement for parents in our community to attend or continue their education. The child care also offers financial child care assistance to those eligible. For more information con Monday thru Friday: Head Start Children: If your child attends Carrizo Head Start, they can be dropped off between 7:30am and 7:55am and we will take them to the Head Start. Monday thru Friday: We are taking drop-ins for children that are 3 years old and up, if they are not enrolled in any schools. The time for the drop-in are: 7:30am until 2:00pm. These children must be picked up by 2:00pm due to the regular enrolled children taking their spots approximately at 2:15pm. V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t 2019 Violence Against Women Program Annual Domestic Violence Conference VAWA Program We would like to say thank you to Wendolyn Murphy for being our mistress of ceremonies for our 2019 DV Con- ference. Speakers included: Robyn Simmon, BIA Victim Specialist – Mescalero Agency, and Kimberly Benally, CSVANW – Al- “Native American Herbuquerque NM. itage Month”, we had a good turn out of parSpeaker Mattie Jim, and Pax Harvey. These ticipants. two also helped out as We had two local guest Presenters for the Con- speakers; Joseph Geference. Great job! ronimo who talked on the historical pattern We had a good turnout for our annual DV of domestic violence in conference, lunch was our community, and Selena Chino who provided by shared a personal story Schlotzsky’s. on domestic violence. Pax HarFollowing our speakers vey aswe had Freddie sisted by Kaydahzinne who taking briefly talked about over the preserving our lanmicroguage, and how imphone portant it is to teach when it our children. We concame to cluded the event with drawing for the grand prize! A social songs by Freddie number of door prizes and his son Bo. were given out during the conference, with this 65” TV being the grand prize. Fabian Ortega was the winner of the grand prize. Awesome! We were also pleased to have President Aguilar give the opening address for our event. He has been supportive in the efforts the VAWA program is makFor the month of Noing to bring awareness vember, the VAWA program hosted a meal to the community. in recognition of Page 13 Page 14 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 VAWA hosts Angel Tree during the Christmas VAWA Program asked if they were able to take an Angel and buy a gift for a child. This was a success! Our program would like to thank those who graciously participated. The families were happy, especially the chilFor the month of De- dren that received cember, the VAW Pro- the gifts. We would like to acknowledge gram, on behalf of the individuals that their clients, sponsored a “Angel Tree” donated: for the Christmas seaPamela Morgan son. The Angels were Esperanza Gallagher placed on the tree loBen Martinez cated at the community center front lobKelly Chino by, with gender and Vanessa Fernando ages of children that Jolene Tissnolthtos we were working with in our program. Tribal Michaelene Ahidley employees/ Parks & Rec. Departdepartments were ment Fire Rescue Early Childhood Program **Our apologies if we missed to list anyone or a department. Thank you for much for taking an “Angel” and donating a gift. The Mescalero Violence Against Women Program has planned future events for the community. We hope to see you at one of these events. Our office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday thru Friday however we are available to provide victim services at any time. V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t Page 15 Page 16 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 Mescalero Apache School 8th Grade Leadership Lincoln Students Mescalero Responsible Gaming Program realities, challenges Twelve Mescalero th and opportunities in Apache School 8 the community. The grade students were program entails selected by their teachers and peers to monthly classes, during school, in which participate in 8th grade Leadership Lin- community leaders share their experienccoln. Youth Leaderes and ask for their ship Lincoln is designed to identify and insights. One of the sessions covers commotivate young, emerging leaders, ex- munity service. The students have selectposing them to the ed to clean the mile in front of the Mescalero Apache School. This clean-up day is scheduled for April 15th. We are very proud of these students and their accomplishments. They will graduate from 8th grade Leadership Lincoln on May 7th at ENMURuidoso. Front row left: Leatrice Sago, Isaac Garcia, Brooke Chimal, Angel Enjady Back row left: Christian Chino, Clarence Sago, Arliyana Chee, Elizabeth Blake Not pictured: Kaylan Ahidley, Frank Trujillo, and Halee Williams V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 A pa c h e S c o u t Page 17 Page 20 Apache Scout V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 Religion Mescalero Reformed Church This is good?! California wildfires full of the steadfast The Old Testament begins with a beauti- just less than 2 million love of the Lord.” (Ps. ful story of creation. acres were scorched. 33:5) Creation reThis is good? Are you mains good because It is beautiful and at the same time an ex- sure? We’re only part God’s love cannot be plosion of God’s pow- way into 2020 as this burned, extinguished, is being written and eradicated, or washed er. Light rushes in, away. Creation reground rises from the there have already depths, water is swirl- been over 200 deaths mains good because God still uses the ing and bubbling, veg- related to gun violence in the United church and His people etation is spreading States. The World to bring about reconand growing, living Health Organization ciliation and redempcreatures of every estimates there are 7 tion. kind are flying, runmillion people who die ning, climbing and It can be so easy to annually from air pol- become hopeless crawling, and even lution alone, over 780 when watching the humankind is being formed and molded in million people lack news or the most rethe image of God. It is drinking water, and an cent headlines when it astounding 2 billion a beautiful story of comes to our political God’s power, creativi- people who use a cultural, the future of drinking water source our global climate, ty, and love for His creation. Throughout that is contaminated. the present reality of this narrative we hear Creation is good? Are hungry children and a phrase that sets the you sure? families, the elderly rhythm of creation: Simply put, yes. having to decide be“And God saw that it tween groceries or Despite all these was good.” heartaches, pains, and medication, or the As of things that have global tragedies, crea- painful stories of wrongful imprisonbeen happening retion remains good. cently, I’m wondering Creation remains good ment. Our hearts should break and our about the phrase “this because the Creator is good”. Are you kid- has not left His crea- spirits should be ding me? There have tion. Creation remains moved to act to bring been many fires burn- good because though about redemption and ing across Australia as these tragedies stand reconciliation because we speak consuming at the forefront of our we cannot give up over 14 million acres mind, we also hold in hope. Our eyes might and claiming the lives tension in the depths not see it and our finof 480 million animals. of our hearts and souls gers might not feel it, but the earth is full of To put this into perthe words of the spective, in the 2018 Psalmist, “the earth is the steadfast love of V o lu m e V . 2 0 , I s s u e 0 2 the Lord and the rhythmic phrase of Genesis still rings true: And God saw that it was good. Grace & Peace, Pastor Mark A pa c h e S c o u t Mescalero, NM (575) 464-4471 Opportunities for Fellowship and Encouragement Visit (and Like) our Mescalero Reformed Women’s Bible Study – first and third TuesChurch Facebook day of each month at page! 6:00 pm in the sanctuary. Please know that you Email us at Women’s Gathering – are always welcome mescalerorc@gmail.co every Wednesday at to worship God and m 9:00 am in the church experience His mercy basement. at Mescalero ReSunday Worship formed Church, as our Youth Group for Midarms (and our doors) 9:30 – Sunday School dle and High School – are open to you if you Sunday at 4:30 pm. for Children and are looking for a Adults Kids’ Club is our after church home or just -school program for 1st 10:40 – Worship want to come visit. -5th grade students which meets on Thursday’s at 3:30 pm in Mescalero Reformed the church basement. Church Come for a fun time 336 Wardlaw Dr. of playing, praying, P.O. Box 188 singing, and crafts. February 15th Happy 8th Birthday Francis Isaiah Lester From: Grandma Edith February 28th Happy 9th Birthday Mehemiah “Nehma” Sago From: Great Grandma Edith Page 21 Mescalero Apache Tribe Apache Scout P.O. Box 227 108 Central Avenue Mescalero, NM 88340 Phone: 575-464-4494 Fax: 575-464-9220 E-mail: egvia@mescaleroapachetribe.com MescaleroApacheTribe.com “Like” us on Facebook: Mescalero Apache Tribe Bulk Rate Non-Profit Organization Permit #1 Mescalero, NM 88340 --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Amescalero_apache%3A8fa4e3c6fc2ea861. Public record. Not legal advice.