For decades, hundreds of geographical place names have insulted Native American women. Squaw Canyon. Squaw Valley. Squaw Creek. More than 650 geographical features on U.S. public lands include the ...
After over two years of debate, the Fresno County community of Squaw Valley will be renamed. The new name for the census-designated place is Yokuts Valley. The decision was made Thursday morning in a ...
Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig, who represents District 5 and the Squaw Valley area, talks about his resolution on deciding on the renaming of the town by the majority of its residents in ...
The federal renaming of a stream that runs through Fox Chapel, Indiana Township and O’Hara is a long-sought triumph for people who battled years against what is now a nationally recognized slur. The U ...
After over two years of debate, the Fresno County community of Squaw Valley will be renamed. The new name for the census-designated place is Yokuts Valley. The decision was made Thursday morning in a ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove the word “squaw,” now widely considered a slur, from California places by 2025. In the central San ...
Anger defined the first public meeting in Squaw Valley about federal, state and local forces working to change the name of the rural Fresno County town. It was hosted by Fresno County Supervisor ...
Six place names were changed across the region to remove “squaw” – a term “that has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur,” particularly for indigenous women, the U.S ...
In a ceremony joined by Native American tribal leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill that will remove the word “squaw” from nearly 100 geographic features and place names across ...
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