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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