New signs directing visitors to the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been installed after federal officials approved a request to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its ...

Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland, according to the park. The peak is visible from the Qualla Boundary, home of the ...

Kuwohi is also where some Cherokee hid from U.S. soldiers during the forced Trail of Tears march to the West. In 1838 and 1839, the majority of the Cherokee were forced from native homelands in ...

This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hill and her friend Mary Crowe, who are tribal ...

The 6,643-foot Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors a year, according the National Park Service.

Kuwohi is visible from the Qualla Boundary, the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Efforts are already underway to update signage, website and other materials with the Kuwohi name.

It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries. But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally ...

Kuwohi is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, measuring more than 6,000 feet. That is almost the size of five Empire State Buildings.

This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hill and her friend Mary Crowe, who are tribal ...

This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hill and her friend Mary Crowe, who are tribal ...