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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]
Squaw Sachem of Mistick (c. 1590-1650 or 1667 [1]) a. k. a. "Massachusetts Queene" [2] was a prominent leader of a Massachusett tribe who deeded large tracts of land in eastern Massachusetts to early colonial settlers. Squaw Sachem was the widow of Nanepashemet, the Sachem of the Pawtucket Confederation of Indian tribes, who died in 1619. [3]
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.
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?
Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term "squaw" from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands. California removes slur targeting Indigenous women from ...
Radmilla Cody (Navajo/African American), Navajo language singer, 46th Miss Navajo Nation [14] Colestah, Yakama, wife of Chief Kamiakin; Lyda Conley (Wyandot, 1874–1946), first Native American female attorney, and first Native American woman admitted to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Wyandot Nation activist and attorney
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]
The vote on Thursday morning is the culmination of years of advocacy for the change.