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U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Havasupai Tribe, Grand Canyon National Park
May 12, 2023

Havasupai Tribe marks spiritual homecoming with return to onetime farmland in Grand Canyon

The Havasupai Tribe and U.S. government recently partnered on events marking the rededication of a popular campground in the inner canyon of Grand Canyon National Park from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens or "Ha'a Gyoh."

Grand Canyon, Havasupai Tribe, Grand Canyon National Park, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Ha’a Gyoh, South Rim, Bright Angel Trail
Nov 22, 2022

Grand Canyon park changes campground name that haunted tribe

The Havasupai Tribe and Grand Canyon National Park announced Monday that Indian Garden campground will be renamed Havasupai Gardens.

Jun 17, 2019

Future of dull historical naming board about to become political

What’s in a name? If you sit on the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names, a lot of research, socio-geographical considerations and, now and then, a bit of drama – one might even say a bit of Shakespearean drama.

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