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1. • • Last November, Colorado's Geographic Naming Advisory Board unanimously recommended approving the change to Mount Blue Sky, a name supported by the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma. The recommendation went to Gov. Jared Polis, who forwarded it to the federal naming board.
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2. www.coloradopolitics.com › news › mount-evensMount Evans renamed Mount Blue Sky: Federal geographic naming ...

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   Sep 15, 2023 · Last November, Colorado's Geographic Naming Advisory Board unanimously recommended approving the change to Mount Blue Sky, a name supported by the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma. The recommendation went to Gov. Jared Polis, who forwarded it to the federal naming board.

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   Is Mount Blue Sky a federal name?

   • Mount Blue Sky approved for federal use effective immediately WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has voted on the final replacement name for Mount Evans in Colorado.

   Board on Geographic Names Completes Renaming of Mount Evans

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   Should Colorado change its name to Mount Blue Sky?

   • The vote was 15-1, with three abstentions. Last November, Colorado's Geographic Naming Advisory Board unanimously recommended approving the change to Mount Blue Sky, a name supported by the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma. The recommendation went to Gov. Jared Polis, who forwarded it to the federal naming board.

   Mount Evans renamed Mount Blue Sky: Federal geographic naming boa…

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   Why did Mount Blue Sky get its name?

   • The yearslong name-change process culminated in Friday’s lopsided vote for Mount Blue Sky, with three members of the geographic naming board abstaining. Mosqueda said Friday that the tribes that were driven out of Colorado would see the mountain with Evans’ name as a commemoration of a devastating time in their history.

   Mount Evans is renamed to Mount Blue Sky by U.S. geographic board

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   Why was Mount Evans renamed Blue Sky?

   • (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) The U.S Board of Geographic Names voted Friday afternoon to rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky, honoring the indigenous Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes. The mountain had been named after former territorial governor John Evans.

   Now it's called Mount Blue Sky, after federal board votes to rename

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4. www.doi.gov › pressreleases › board-geographic-namesBoard on Geographic Names Completes Renaming of Mount Evans

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   Sep 15, 2023 · The 25-member Domestic Names Committee (DNC) voted to change the name to Mount Blue Sky for federal use after two nation-to-nation consultations and several years of consideration by state, county, local and Tribal governments.

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   Sep 15, 2023 · The U.S Board of Geographic Names voted Friday afternoon to rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky, honoring the indigenous Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes. The mountain had been named after former territorial governor John Evans.

6. www.denverpost.com › 2023/09/15 › colorado-mountMount Evans is renamed to Mount Blue Sky by U.S. geographic board

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   Sep 15, 2023 · The federal naming board selected Mount Blue Sky after it was recommended by Colorado’s Geographic Naming Advisory Board and supported by Gov. Jared Polis, the Clear Creek County Board of...

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7. www.ksut.org › news › 2023/09/18Mount Evans renamed Mount Blue Sky after federal naming board ...

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   Sep 18, 2023 · The federal board in charge of naming geographic places on public land voted Friday to approve Mount Blue Sky as a replacement name for Mount Evans, effective immediately.

8. coloradosun.com › 2023/09/15 › mount-blue-skyMount Blue Sky replaces Mount Evans after federal board vote

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   Sep 15, 2023 · The federal board in charge of naming geographic places on public land voted Friday to approve Mount Blue Sky as a replacement name for Mount Evans, effective immediately.

9. www.cpr.org › 15 › mount-evans-mount-blue-sky-renameMount Evans is now Mount Blue Sky - Colorado Public Radio

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   Sep 15, 2023 · It seemed replacing the name Mount Evans with Mount Blue Sky was a near no-brainer, especially after it was agreed to by the governor and moved along to the federal government for...