Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation

The Mescalero Apache Cultural Center, administered by the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, is located in a small facility that does not have much space for the display and interpretation of cultural artifacts.  To enable them to present a wider array of Apache materials from a culturally appropriate perspective, the Cultural Center will commission the noted Hopi film director Victor Masayesva to develop a series of five to eight short documentaries (one hour total film time) on the Apache experience. Knowledge and memories of Apache elders will be taped from their own perspective, thereby preserving cultural and historical recollections that are rapidly disappearing.  A community member will be hired to apprentice under Mr. Masayesva to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to produce additional films for the tribe and Cultural Center.