MT groups call for landmarks named after the president of the Confederacy to be changed By: John Riley and last updated 2021-05-10 21:10:07-04 HELENA â Several Montana landmarks are coming under scrutiny for being named after the man who led southern states against the United States of America during the Civil War. The Montana Racial Equity Project, the Montana Human Rights Network, Forward Montana Foundation, Mai Wah Society, Montana Wilderness Association, The Wilderness Society and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) jointly submitted a petition to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names asking it to rename three geographic features in Montana currently named after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America.