Colorado mountain tied to massacre renamed Mount Blue Sky

Mount Evans officially renamed to Mount Blue Sky

Today, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names’ officially changed the name of Colorado’s Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky.

Colorado mountain tied to massacre renamed Mount Blue Sky

DENVER (AP) — Federal officials on Friday renamed a towering mountain southwest of Denver as part of a national effort to address the history of oppression and violence against Native Americans. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted overwhelmingly to change Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at the request of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and with the approval of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. The Arapaho were known as the Blue Sky People, while the…

Mountain named for founder of Northwestern University to be renamed Mount Blue Sky

The 14,264-foot peak was named after John Evans, Colorado’s second territorial governor and ex officio superintendent of Indian affairs.

Mount Evans renamed Mount Blue Sky after federal naming board vote, effective immediately

The USGS Board on Geographic Names approved the name Mount Blue Sky to replace Mount Evans, ending years of calls to remove the Evans name

A Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky

DENVER (AP) — Federal officials on Friday renamed a towering mountain southwest of Denver as part of a national effort to address the history of oppression and violence against Native Americans. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted overwhelmingly to change Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at the request of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and with the approval of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. The Arapaho were known as the Blue Sky People, while the…

Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky

A federal geographic naming board made the change official on Friday in a 15-1 vote after months of discussions between state and tribal governments.