Yellowstone renames a mountain after the history of its prior namesake comes to light
The country's first national park has opted to change the name after research uncovered the involvement of Gustavus Doane in an attack that killed 173 Native Americans.
by Kirk Siegler
Jun 11, 2022
1 minute
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The country's first national park, Yellowstone, is renaming one of its largest mountains to honor Indigenous people after research revealed the man it had been named after helped lead a massacre against local tribes.
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