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Albany County renames Swastika Lake, Yellowstone’s Hayden Valley remains

WYOMING — On Tuesday, June 20, Albany County commissioners recommended Swastika Lake be renamed Knight Lake by a 2 – 1 vote, but in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) the name Hayden Valley remains despite a demand from several indigenous Nations to change it. The word swastika originally comes from the Sanskrit svastika, meaning “good fortune” or […]

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