In recent years, there's been efforts to change the name of one of the most famous landmarks in Wyoming, the Devils Tower National Monument. However, Wyoming senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso are doing their part to keep the name intact.
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Lummis Sponsors Bill To Block Devils Tower Name Change
Fellow Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso is a co-sponsor of the legislation.
The National Congress of American Indians [NCAI] passed a resolution calling for a name change for the iconic monument. The resolution reads in part:
Indigenous people have for over a century repeatedly stated that the 1906 “Devils Tower” name is not the correct translation of the rock’s name and that the Devils Tower name is offensive, insulting, and disparaging because it equates Indigenous cultural and faith traditions practiced at this site to “devil worship,” in essence equating Indigenous people to “devils;”
Wyoming's Republican senators have revived a fight with Native Americans by introducing a bill that would permanently block opponents from changing the name of Devils Tower National Monument in their home state.
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