Among all the patriotic trappings (emphasis on trap) surrounding the commissioning this month of a nuclear submarine named for a state with neither seacoasts nor nuclear…
Tag: Black Elk
You’ve climbed the mountain; now read the book! The Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre is hosting a discussion of Black Elk Speaks, John Neihardt’s record of…
John Tsitrian celebrates Black Elk Peak as a better name for South Dakota’s highest point than its prior colonialist name, Harney Peak. He looks the Governor’s projected…
At its April meeting, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names put off making a decision on changing the name of Harney Peak. The main alternative name under consideration…
I’m not convinced the federal recognition of Denali as the proper name of Alaska’s (and North America’s!) highest peak signals that the Obama Administration is ready to…
As Mr. Kurtz noted last week, the South Dakota Board of Geographic Names has voted unanimously to recommend changing the name of Harney Peak to Hinhan Kaga. Actually,…
I love Harney Peak. I’ve been to South Dakota’s highest point maybe a dozen times. Every time at the the top, with friends, with my eager…