'Every year, approximately 100,000 people visit the area while hiking the Bright Angel Trail, largely unaware of this history. The renaming of this sacred place to Havasupai Gardens will finally right that wrong.'
after the Havasupai Tribe requested the National Park Service change Indian Garden's"offensive name" earlier this year.
The campground and rest area along the Bright Angel Trail, which descends into the canyon from the South Rim, is now called Havasupai Gardens., Havasupai Gardens Campground"is a beautiful riparian area filled with cottonwood trees" 4.8 miles below the South Rim. There, hikers can find drinking water, a ranger station and toilets.
The name change comes after the U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted unanimously in November to approve the National Park Service's request on behalf of the Havasupai Tribe. The original name of the area was Ha’a Gyoh, according to a news release from the park service and the Havasupai Tribe. In the early 1900s, federal policies forced the Havasupai people from Ha’a Gyoh. In 1928, the last Havasupai resident, Captain Burro, was forcibly removed.
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