Primary Care Physician - Outpatient & Urgent Care Four sacred mountains and mighty warriors The Community - Mescalero Apache Tribe The Mescalero people were nomadic hunters and gathers and roamed the Southwest. They were experts in guerrilla warfare and highly skilled horsemen. The women were known for their ability to find and prepare food from many different plant sources. The people were given the name "Mescalero " because they gathered and ate the mescal plant.