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Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, could undergoe a name change back to the name the Cherokee used for time immemorial. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council last week approved a resolution to forward an application to the federal government asking that the 6,643-foot high summit be renamed Kuwohi, a Cherokee word that means

How did many of Yellowstone National Park's hot springs, mud pots, geysers, and perpetual spouters come to bear their colorful and descriptive names? How do newly found or described thermal features receive a name today?

Laramie’s founders named streets after historical figures, some who no longer deserve to be celebrated, McGuire opines. Is it time for a change?

A Wyoming community is one of seven places listed by the U.S. Department of Interior in the ongoing effort to remove derogatory names from national landmarks.

The following is the statement from the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council:

A Blackfeet tribal leader was named to the advisory committee tasked with recommending changes to hundreds of names on federal land across the U.S.

Yellowstone Revealed was planned for and by Indigenous people. The week will include guided tours of Indigenously significant areas in the park as well as art and live musical performances. Yellowstone National Park is helping host the event for its 150th anniversary.

Following a unanimous vote from the Cherokee Tribal Council July 14 , the tribe is expected to petition the federal government to change the name of t...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed a resolution in support of renaming Great Smoky Mountains National Parks highest peak.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed a resolution in support of renaming Great Smoky Mountains National Parks highest peak.