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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Colorado mountain honoring governor who led Indigenous massacre renamed

person standing on a mountain
The mountain was previously named for John Evans, the Colorado governor who resigned in 1865 for his role in the Sand Creek massacre. Photograph: Thomas Peipert/AP

Federal US officials renamed a Colorado mountain that was previously named after a disgraced governor of the state who led a massacre against Indigenous people.

Members of the US Board on Geographic Names voted to change the name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky, at the request of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

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