A location in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park is getting rid of its 'offensive' name.
CNN Travel's weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.Indian Garden, a popular stop along the park's Bright Angel Trail, will now be calledThe name change is an effort to right a historic wrong.
The timing of the announcement is auspicious, as November is National Native American Heritage Month. Calling the former name"offensive," he added the"renaming of this sacred place to Havasupai Gardens will finally right that wrong."The Grand Canyon is not the only destination in North America making amends for its past by changing names that are hurtful to Indigenous communities.
Parks Canada said that it had been working with the Jasper Indigenous Forum, which represents more than 25 groups, to implement the name change.Suicide Six, a ski resort in Vermont,
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