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The term squaw is considered offensive by Indigenous peoples in America and Canada due to its use for hundreds of years in a derogatory context [3] that demeans Native American women. This has ranged from condescending images (e.g., picture postcards depicting "Indian squaw and papoose ") to racialized epithets.
Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term "squaw" from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands.
A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday ...
The federal government has removed a word long used to slur Native American women from use on federal lands including 80 sites in California, U.S. Department of Interior officials announced Thursday.
The effect that stereotyping has had on Indigenous women is one of the main reasons why non-Indigenous people commit violent crimes of hate towards First Nations women and girls. [29] Because Aboriginal women have been associated with images of the "Indian princess" and "Squaw" some non-Indigenous people believe that Aboriginal women are dirty ...
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Federal, state, and local forces are at work to change Squaw Valley’s name. Hundreds of places have removed ‘squaw’ from name. Why not the town in Fresno County?
The basin may have originally been named "Woman's Land", after a depression in a rock overlooking the valley that resembles a woman's moccasin print. By 1873, non-native hunters adapted the name in English to "Squaw Valley", because "squaw" was the term used by white settlers for Indigenous women; it is considered a slur by natives. [10] [11 ...