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The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, [1] [2] [3] [4] historically used for Indigenous North American women. [1] [5] Contemporary use of the term ...
There is a movement to remove the name "squaw" from geographic place names across the United States. [76] There is a minority counter-movement among a small number of academics to "reclaim" what they claim is the possible original meaning of the word, as an in-group term , which could still be offensive if used outside of that speech community .
In El Dorado County, the valley formerly known as Squaw Hollow is now Kapa Hollow. The announcement came after the Board of Geographic Names, the body that maintains usage of place names across ...
Pigeon chicks, approximately twenty days of age. In culinary terminology, squab is an immature domestic pigeon, typically under four weeks old, [1] or its meat. Some authors [who?] describe it as tasting like dark chicken.
The earliest documented appearance of the name “Squaw Valley” in Fresno County dates to Aug. 8, 1871, when the Squaw Valley School District was created, according to a report compiled by ...
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?
Kyhv Peak (/ k aɪ v / KIVE, like "dive," from a Ute word for "mountain") [1] is a peak in the Wasatch range. It was once known as "Squaw Peak" and was officially renamed in 2022 as part of a federal order to remove the ethnic slur "squaw" from federally owned places in the United States.
People can continue to propose name changes for any feature, including those announced this week.