Tristan Spohn 3rd Period

Back when Europeans came to colonize the U.S. they changed the names of many cities and monuments previously dubbed names by the native americans that inhabited the land before them. This was particularly devastating to Native Americans as names held great meaning to them. Jay Johnson, a geography professor at the University of Kansas says that "...names were associated with histories and stories." When the names disappear, the culture disappears along with it. However now we are working to restore the names of famous native american sites back to their original names. The Draanjik River and Hawadax Island are the first of hopefully many other sites finding their original names restored.

Analysis: The author of this astounding and breath-taking article is Katia Hetter, which was published Friday, September 4th, 2015, at 2:30 PM ET. By ET I mean 'Eastern Time', not the really popular movie that freaking awesome. The time of this article definitely speaks wonders, as it occurs so long after all the lurid and grievous battles between the Native Americans and European colonists. Essentially it is like we are trying to make up for the horrible things we did, that we now know were absolutely horrendous. It shows the essence of the importance of history, as it not only teaches us what to avoid doing, but also gives a chance to try to right the wrongs of our past. The knowledge that has been so graciously enshrined upon me in this class definitely influenced my point of view on the subject. My knowledge of the horrendous acts committed against the indians makes me appreciate what they are doing so much more. After all native americans play a crucial role in our history, and many of the colonies set up in the new world would have failed without them. So it's nice to see they are finally getting recognized. The intended audience is likely for anyone who just yearns to fill their brains with marvelous, high-quality information. It leaves a positive after taste in the educated audience's metaphorical mouth. The article was likely written to encourage more native american landmarks to find euphoria as they rekindle with their original names. The main idea of this article was to spread the love to all of our Native American 'homies', and give them back their precious names! The exclamation mark was out of excitement not anger. Thank you for lending me your ears. Spiderman is awesome.
Link to the article:   http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/travel/denali-renaming-natural-sites-feat/index.html