Word from the Smokies: Park’s highest peak reclaims ... - Yahoo News
Oct 12, 2024 · Mary Crowe and Lavita Hill smile atop 6,643-foot Kuwohi on a frosty October morning. Crowe and Hill have been leading efforts to restore the Kuwohi name since 2022. Long before the Great...
EBCI member expresses gratitude after Kuwohi name restored
Sep 19, 2024 · Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal member Lavita Hill shares her emotions after the Cherokee name Kuwohi was restored to the highest peak in the Smokies by the U.S. Board on Geographic...
It's official: Clingmans Dome renamed to honor Cherokee heritage
Sep 18, 2024 · The name change has been in the works since 2022, when enrolled EBCI members Lavita Hill and Mary Crowe initiated the effort. A proposal was submitted in January 2024 by EBCI Principal Chief...
The Highest Peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will …
Sep 25, 2024 · “This was where our cultural leaders would go to pray, to seek guidance, just to talk to the Creator, and listen, in order to guide our people,” Lavita Hill, a member of the Eastern Band of...
Cherokee tribe takes next step towards restoring Kuwohi name - WBIR.com
Jan 10, 2024 · Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians unanimously votes to submit application to restore 'Kuwohi' name to GSMNP mountain. For thousands of years, tribe members used the mountain as a place for prayer ...
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies
Sep 18, 2024 · The proposal was submitted in January of this year by EBCI Principal Chief Michell Hicks following an effort started in 2022 by Lavita Hill and Mary Crowe, both enrolled EBCI members, to restore the traditional name of the summit.
Kuwohi name restored as BGN approves application
Sep 18, 2024 · Mary “Missy” Crowe and Lavita Hill, both members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), who started the effort in 2022 to restore the name of Kuwohi, are shown at the mountain on the...
How Great Smoky Mountains’ highest peak reclaimed its name
Oct 20, 2024 · PROVIDED BY SCOTT MCKIE B. P./CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) tribal members Mary Crowe and Lavita Hill stand atop Kuwohi just over a week before the mountain’s traditional name was officially restored.
Cherokee women recognized by State of Tennessee for Kuwohi …
Apr 26, 2023 · Mary “Missy” Crowe and Lavita Hill, both members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), were honored by the Tennessee General Assembly recently with the passage of Bill H.J.R.452.
NC mountain could see original Cherokee name brought back - wcnc.com
Jul 22, 2022 · WCNC Charlotte spoke with Lavita Hill on Thursday about the push to bring back the original Cherokee name. In addition to being an enrolled member of the tribe, she's also the administrator of...