Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico

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The Mescalero Reservation is located in Otero County, New Mexico, New Mexico

Established: march 24, 1883 Agency: Mescalero Agency Tribe: Apache Population: 1969: Tribal enrollment 1,624

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Land Records
Tribally-owned 460,384 acres