The vision of Mount Blue Sky is left incomplete without renaming the 74,000 acres of surrounding Mount Evans Wilderness.
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Congress will debate whether to rename the Mount Evans Wilderness west of Denver
The move comes a month after a federal naming board voted to rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky
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Descendants of two government-sanctioned atrocities gather in Colorado, bond over “shared identity”
Relatives of Japanese Americans incarcerated at Amache are finding common threads with descendants of the nearby Sand Creek Massacre.
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Federal board defers vote to rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at request of tribal government
A request by a tribal government to have a “consultation” delays the vote to change the controversial name of 14,000-foot peak west of Denver.
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Colorado governor formally asks federal government to change Mt. Evans’ name to Mt. Blue Sky
The request is the second-to-last step in the renaming process to remove former Gov. John Evans, who was forced to resign for his role in the Sand Creek Massacre
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“Tell the truth”: Shedding new light on the Sand Creek Massacre with an exhibit 10 years in the making
After missteps that shut down an earlier exhibit, the museum painstakingly rebuilt trust. The new display rests on native voices.
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Opinion: For Sand Creek Massacre descendants like me, a new exhibit provides a blueprint for moving forward
History Colorado’s opening of a new exhibit on the Sand Creek Massacre helped descendants deal with a disconnect that for many tribal members reflects difficult family history.
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Carman: The moral failures of Evans and Byers compel a final reckoning at the highest level
Now that Mount Evans likely will be renamed, it’s time for Colorado to turn toward the next one: Byers Peak
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Board mulling name change for Mount Evans begins work without Patty Limerick, a scholar in the history of Western conquest
The makeup of the state’s geographic naming board could change even more in December because 6 of 15 members’ terms have expired
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As momentum to rename Mount Evans builds, the namesake’s relatives ask Colorado to consider his contributions
Descendants of John Evans speak up on behalf of former governor while acknowledging his role in Sand Creek Massacre