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The changes announced Thursday capped a nearly yearlong process that began when Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, an American Indian, took office in 2021 and worked to remove the offensive word "squaw" from the names of nearly 650 peaks, lakes, streams and other places nationwide. In Wisconsin, 28 places have been renamed, including Squaw Island in Door County, now named Keyes Island.
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Interior Department renames 26 places in Alaska to remove a derogatory word for Native womenTwenty-six places in Alaska received a new name Thursday as part of the Interior Department’s initiative to remove a derogatory word for Indigenous women — a change that affects more than 650 sites and geographic features across the country.
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Interior Department renames 26 places in Alaska to remove a derogatory word for Native womenTwenty-six lakes, creeks and other geographic features in Alaska were renamed this week as part of the Interior Department’s initiative to remove a derogatory word for Indigenous women from the names of hundreds of sites across the U.S.
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US changes names of places with racist term for Native womenWhile the offensive term in question has met wide scorn in the U.S. only somewhat recently, changing place names in response to broadening opposition to racism has long precedent.
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US changes names of places with racist term for Native womenThe U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for a Native American woman by renaming hundreds of peaks, lakes, streams and other geographical features on federal lands in the West and elsewhere.
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U.S. changes names of places with racist term for Native womenThe U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for a Native American woman by renaming hundreds of peaks, lakes, streams and other geographical features on federal lands in the West and elsewhere.
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