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Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term "squaw" from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands.
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.
California is stripping a derogatory term for Indigenous women from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced.
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] [12] The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) officially assigned the name "Squaw Valley" to the community in 1957 and to the basin in 1959. [12]
In 2020, Squaw Valley Academy changed its name to Lake Tahoe Preparatory School. Palisades Tahoe was the new name of Squaw Valley Ski Resort as of September 13, 2021. [48] The decision was announced after consulting with the local Washoe Tribe and extensive research into the etymology and history of the term squaw. [49]
Cupeño, southern California [1] Eel River Athapaskan peoples. Lassik, northwestern California [1] Mattole, Bear River, northwestern California [1] Nongatl, northwestern California [3] Sinkyone, northwestern California [1] Wailaki, Wai-lakki, northwestern California [1] Esselen, west-central California [1] Hupa, northwestern California [1] Tsnungwe
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?
Many places throughout the U.S. state of California take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these indigenous languages.