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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Yellowstone renames mountain linked to massacre of Native Americans

Yellowstone national park.
Yellowstone national park. Photograph: Matthew Brown/AP

Yellowstone national park has renamed the peak that was once known as Mount Doane to First Peoples Mountain, in a decision to strip from the famed wildlands an “offensive name” evoking the murders of nearly 200 Native Americans, officials said.

In a 9 June announcement, National Park Service authorities also said they might weigh similar renamings in the future.

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