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Mescalero Apache Tribe to participate in annual mescal roast





The Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico will participate in the annual Mescal Roast, which has been moved to a new location this year.

The tribe will conduct ceremonial prayers and blessings at Guadalupe Mountains National Park on May 1. The roast continues through May 5.

Mescal has been a part of the tribe's diet and plays an important role in the tribe's coming-of-age ceremony,

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Mescal Roast tradition continues at Guadalupe Mountains National Park (The Carlsbad Current Argus 4/24)

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