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Colorado peak named after former governor linked to a massacre of Indigenous people has been renamed Mount Blue Sky | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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[–] Ambiorickx 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

While I endorse the name change, I feel that “blue sky” is a very suburban subdivision kind of name.

[–] Alchemy 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It does have significance to the indigenous communities.

"The new name holds significance because “the Arapaho were known as the Blue Sky people and the Cheyenne have an annual ceremony of renewal of life called Blue Sky,” "

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