Yellowstone NP superintendent open to changing two location names found offensive by Tribes

In 2017, a coalition of Native American tribes called on the federal government to rename a pair of Yellowstone National Park locations, asserting that the namesakes of Mount Doane and Hayden Valley were unworthy of the honor.

Four years later, the tribes’ petition remains in limbo, with the National Park Service having yet to weigh in on the proposal.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2021/11/09/yellowstone-superintendent-open-to-changing-name-of-mountain-in-yellowstone/

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