Algernon D'AmmassaA proposed exchange of state trust land with the Mescalero Apache Tribe near Las Cruces that stoked controversy late in 2025 has shifted, with the tribe looking instead at a parcel of public land near the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds.
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Mescalero Apache land swap shifts to site near Doña Ana County Fairgrounds in Las Cruces
A proposed Mescalero Apache ancestral land exchange near Las Cruces has moved from a proposed site near Tortugas Mountain to a parcel by the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds, with officials seeking public input on the new site and a possible amphitheater partnership.