Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Kuwohi, meaning "mulberry place", is the traditional name of Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved the name change request by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 2024.
The Conversation: Why Returning the Name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky ...
Oct 29, 2024 · It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries. But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally convinced the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on Sept. 18 to formally agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee to Kuwohi (koo-whoa-hee).
Kuwohi: Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native …
Sep 19, 2024 · The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
Sep 18, 2024 · The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.
The Highest Peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will …
Sep 25, 2024 · A 6,643-foot peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been renamed “Kuwohi,” which means “mulberry place” in the Cherokee language. The Cherokee people have long considered Kuwohi...
Word from the Smokies: Highest peak reclaims historic name, Kuwohi
Oct 12, 2024 · Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is the highest peak within the tribe’s ancestral homeland and offers a sweeping view of treetops throughout the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s “the closest...
Clingmans Dome name change proposal approved, Kuwohi name …
Sep 18, 2024 · The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved the request by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to change the name of Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, meaning "mulberry place". Kuwohi is a sacred summit...
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
Sep 18, 2024 · Gatlinburg, Tenn. — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate...
How a Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reclaimed …
Oct 17, 2024 · Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is the highest peak within the tribe’s ancestral homeland and offers a sweeping view of treetops throughout the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s “the...
It's official: Clingmans Dome renamed to honor Cherokee heritage
Sep 18, 2024 · GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WLOS) — Clingmans Dome, one of the most popular sites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is officially renamed Kuwohi after the U.S. Board of...