Naming Board Approves Changing Squaw Mountain In Colorado's Foothills To Mestaa'ėhehe Mountain

Denver CO

17 September, 2021

1:09 PM

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By Raetta Holdman, CBS Denver: (CBS4) – The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board voted unanimously on Thursday to get rid of the offensive name of a mountain in Clear Creek County and instead honor a Cheyenne woman named Mestaa'ėhehe. The mountain that's currently called Squaw Mountain looms tall in Colorado's foothills. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe asked to rename it Mestaa'ėhehe Mountain. Several proponents of changing the name provided comments to the board on Thursday morning before the vote and said the word squaw is derogatory toward Indigenous women. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.