A federal board renamed this 7,242-foot peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota as Black Elk Peak after an objection to the man it was named after: William Harney. Harney’s troops killed 86 Lakota ...
In recent years, South Dakota has expunged names of geographic locations that are offensive, such as “squaw” and “negro.” It was inevitable that the boundaries of what is an offensive name would be ...
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A federal board's Thursday decision to rename Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak surprised South Dakota's governor, but vindicated activists who unsuccessfully argued to state officials ...
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