Nazi Creek was renamed Thursday to Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, an Unangax̂ phrase replacing a name originally assigned by World War ...

Little Kiska Island, at the far western end of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, is a remote speck of land that was heavily ...

A one-mile stream in Alaska dubbed “Nazi Creek” after it was reclaimed from the Axis Powers during World War II has finally been renamed after more than seven decades of debate.

Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...

A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week.

Michael Livingston is proposing Nazi Creek on Little Kiska Island be renamed to reflect the island’s Unangax̂ name — “Kangchix̂,” which translates to gizzard. The map enthusiast said he ...

Federal officials on Thursday unanimously approved the renaming of two natural features on Alaska’s Little Kiska Island, removing World War II-era names considered offensive and replacing them with ...

Michael Livingston says Nazi Creek on Little Kiska Island, named during World War II's Aleutians campaign, should have an Indigenous name instead.

The island is still littered with items left by the Japanese as they fled in haste that day in 1943. But due to its remote location and harsh conditions, Kiska is not a popular stop on World War ...

The features in question are "Nazi Creek," a mile-long stream, and "Nip Hill," a modest summit — both on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska ...

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