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Mescalero Apaches run thriving tourist trade in New Mexico
Mescalero Apache leader Wendell Chino defends tribal sovereignty as the 460000 acre reservation hosts a lucrative non Indian hunting and fishing trade. The tribe seeks court relief to shield its operators from state licensing and game laws, arguing treaties and federal law sustain sovereign rights. The resort and fees bring about 1000000 a year, while Alight tensions over licensing expose state and federal disputes.
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Mescalerq
N.M
Wendell Chino
New Mexico
Baie
Chino
India
U.S. Supreme Court
Northwest
Maine
Chivo
U.S
H. Vearle Payne
Albuquerque
Mescaleros
Fish Department
Payne
Étate
10Th
Circuit Court of Appeals
Mescalero Reservation
United States
New” Mexico
Alty
Tony” Anaya
Anaya