Osage Nation: Ozark National Forest Peak Named 'Wahzhazhe Summit'
PAWHUSKA, Oklahoma, Nov. 16 -- The Osage Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023:
The Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office successfully petitioned the United States Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) to apply the name "Wahzhazhe Summit" to a geographic peak located in the Osage ancestral homelands in Newton County, AR. Wahzhazhe Summit reaches an elevation of 2,561 feet in the Ozark National Forest, the h . . .
The Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office successfully petitioned the United States Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) to apply the name "Wahzhazhe Summit" to a geographic peak located in the Osage ancestral homelands in Newton County, AR. Wahzhazhe Summit reaches an elevation of 2,561 feet in the Ozark National Forest, the h . . .