A town's name recalls the massacre of Indigenous people. Will changing it bring healing?
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from Los Angeles Times5 months ago
"These guys were evil, evil men," says Duncan Clayton, an elder from the Robinson Rancheria Band of Eastern Pomo Indians. "They exerted complete control by inflicting terror on the people."
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-19/a-towns-name-recalls-massacre-of-indigenous-californians
The Lake County Board of Supervisors has placed a nonbinding advisory measure on the Nov. 5 ballot asking residents to vote on whether Kelseyville should be renamed to honor the area's Indigenous history.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-19/a-towns-name-recalls-massacre-of-indigenous-californians
It is suggested that the new name for Kelseyville will be Konocti, a Pomo word meaning "Mountain Woman," symbolizing the volcano and the long-standing Indigenous presence.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-19/a-towns-name-recalls-massacre-of-indigenous-californians
Even if voters reject the name change, the board may still recommend the change to the U.S. Bureau of Geographic Names to confront the town's dark history.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-19/a-towns-name-recalls-massacre-of-indigenous-californians
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