Wendell Chino
Wendell Chino (25 December 1923 – 4 November 1998[1][2] ) was a leader of the Mescalero Apache nation.
Wendell Chino was born in Mescalero, New Mexico, on 25 December 1923. Chino, fiercely proud and independent, helped the Apache in southcentral New Mexico increase their standard of living, developing several tribal business such as Ski Apache, the Inn of the Mountain Gods, Casino Apache, and several other businesses that benefitted his tribe.
Chino also served as chair of the National Congress of American Indians from the 1950s well into the 1990s.
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- 1923 births
- 1998 deaths
- Presidents of the Mescalero Apache
- Native American leaders
- Native American activists
- Religious figures of the indigenous peoples of North America
- People from Otero County, New Mexico
- 20th-century Native Americans