Coverage dated September 14, 2023 to September 15, 2023

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

Headline from NBC Chicago

A towering mountain southwest of Denver has been renamed in honor of Colorado’s Indigenous people.

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NBC Chicago
A Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Sep 15, 2023
NBC Chicago's feed description
A towering mountain southwest of Denver has been renamed in honor of Colorado’s Indigenous people.
Axios
Mount Evans officially renamed to Mount Blue Sky (opens Axios)
Published Sep 14, 2023
Axios's feed description
The change largely settled the controversy over the 14ers original name, which came from Colorado territorial Gov. John Evans.
The Guardian
Colorado mountain honoring governor who led Indigenous massacre renamed (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 15, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Members of US Board on Geographic Names vote to change name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue sky at request of tribes
CNN
Colorado peak named after former governor linked to a massacre of Indigenous people has been renamed Mount Blue Sky (opens CNN)
Published Sep 15, 2023
CNN's feed description
On one cold November morning in 1864, more than 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members, mostly women and children, were murdered in one of the worst massacres in American history.
CBS News
14,000 foot Colorado mountain tied to 1864 massacre renamed Mount Blue Sky (opens CBS News)
Published Sep 15, 2023
CBS News's feed description
A towering mountain southwest of Denver has been renamed in honor of Colorado's Indigenous people.

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