The Mescalero Apache Puberty Rite Ceremony
Channel: Jaguar Bird
Date: 2020-11-20

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One of the most traditional and sacred ceremonies practiced by the Mescalero Apache is the “Mescalero Apache Puberty Rite Ceremony”. It is a four-day “Rite of Passage”, a ceremony that marks the transition of an individual from one stage of life to another, from girlhood to womanhood. A young girl celebrates her rite of passage with family-prepared feasts, dancing, blessings and rituals, established hundreds of years ago. It emphasizes her upbringing, which includes learning her tribal language and instilling, from infancy, a sense of discipline and good manners. The ceremony binds the Mescalero Apache as People functioning as a cohesive unit. In the evenings, visitors can catch a glimpse of these important events, observing the masked dancers, as they perform through singing and drumming.

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Many Thanks & Much Respect To: The Mescalero Apache People..;  
MescaleroApacheTribe.com..; Native-Languages.Org..; JAY CRAVATH
& RICK ENCH.. and to all the other brothers and sisters who have contributed photos to this video and/or, in any other way.

Chi Miigwetch!.. Many Blessings & Thanks..!

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