A view of the mountain in Gem County, Idaho. Photo from SummitPost

Officials in Idaho won't try to find a new name for "Squaw Butte" after community members voiced near unanimous opposition to change.

The Emmett City Council and the Gem County Commission proposed an update to its comprehensive plan to consult the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes about a name change. The idea generated significant controversy.

"There is no need to initiate a conversation on changing the name of the Butte because nobody in this community wants to change it including the Shoshone Bannock tribes. They are fine with it," Dye Cluff said at a public meeting last week, Idaho Agribusiness Today reported.

The opposition prompted officials to remove the issue from the plan. Media reports have not included the tribe's perspective.

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Squaw Butte (Idaho Agribusiness Today 1/22)
No name change for Squaw Butte (The Emmett Messenger Index 1/14)
Community speaks out on possible name change (The Emmett Messenger Index 1/7)