Cherokee tribe supports renaming Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountains National Park
The Cherokee Indians referred to the mountain as Kuwahi for hundreds of years, long before it was dubbed Clingmans Dome in 1859.
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The Cherokee Indians referred to the mountain as Kuwahi for hundreds of years, long before it was dubbed Clingmans Dome in 1859.
The Cherokee Indians referred to the mountain as Kuwahi for hundreds of years, long before it was dubbed Clingmans Dome in 1859.
The Cherokee tribal council will vote on whether to support changing the name of 6,643-foot Clingmans Dome
Passage could be the first step towards returning the peak to its pre-settler title.
The EBCI has sovereign powers of self-government recognized by the federal government. It plans to meet later this month to discuss restoring the mountain's name.