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Controversy Over Kit Carson Sparks Taos Debate
In Taos New Mexico a coalition led by the Taos GI Forum seeks renaming Kit Carson Memorial State Park to honor Santiago Lujan an Army sergeant in World War I They argue Carson’s legacy harmed Indigenous peoples and that renaming would acknowledge exploited histories The Boy Scouts council in the region and state officials weigh the issue with no final decision yet reported
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Taos
Danel Boone
Park
Davy Crockett
Carson
Massabee
My Lai
Taos GI Forum
Guy
Parson
New Mexico
Army
Hissaclik
Ders
Turkey
Lerang
Boy Scouts’ Council
Kit Carson
Boy Scouts of America
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Harold Sullivan
Albuquerque
Lieve
Sie
Gs Forum
Fernandez
Fernandes
State Cultural Properties Review Committee
GI Forum