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National Park Service announcement Last week Mount Don in Yellowstone National Park will be renamed First People’s Mountain.
The change was made to remove the “offensive name” from America’s first national park, the agency said Thursday.
The US Board on Geographic Names voted unanimously 15-0, ratifying the decision.
Wyoming Mountains is located 10,551 feet east of Yellowstone Lake.
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The mountain was named after an earlier Investigator Gustavus Doane,
Yellowstone National Park Sign and Entrance
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Born in Illinois in 1840, Doane grew up in California and attended the University of the Pacific in Santa Clara before joining the “California Hundred”, a federal volunteer unit that was absorbed by the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry.
Having attained the rank of sergeant by 1864, he resigned to accept a commission as a lieutenant with the 1st regiment, the Mississippi Marine Brigade, according to Montana State University.
After the Civil War, Doane was appointed mayor of Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1867.
A year later, he applied for a commission with the Army and was appointed second lieutenant in the 2nd US Cavalry.
First People’s Mountain (center) visible from Avalanche Peak between Top Notch Peak (foreground) and Mount Stevenson (back right)
(NPS / Jacob W. Frank)
For the next 24 years, Doane served with the regimentReceived the rank of captain in 1884.
He served in frontier posts in Montana, California and Arizona during his post-war career.
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He participated in the Sioux War of 1876, the Nez Piers War of 1877, and the Apache Campaign of 1886.
Doen also led the first official exploration of the present day. Yellowstone National ParkLangford-Washburn Campaign of 1870.
Late in his life, Doen unsuccessfully attempted to gain the superintendence of Yellowstone National Park and influence widespread military acceptance for his invention, the Doen Centennial Tent.
He died on May 5, 1892.
The National Park Service said that in 1870, Doane led an attack on a band of Pygne Blackfeet in response to the alleged murder of a white fur trader.
“During what is now known as the Marias Massacre, at least 173 American Indians were killed, including many women, elderly tribal members, and children suffering from smallpox. Donne wrote lovingly about the attack and her life Just brag about it,” the agency wrote.
The name was referred to the Board on Geographic Names in June 2022, based on the recommendations of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Council.
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Yellowstone National Park Contacted all 27 affiliated tribes over the past several months and did not receive any protests or concerns regarding the change.
The name change will be reflected in the household name Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) in the coming days.
Park said he may consider additional changes to other “derogatory or inappropriate names” in the future.