Way to go, Oregon! Good job to the tribes there too, on rejected the "Indian Maiden" substitution.
What a great opportunity to honor Native American women (or men)!
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Oregon ‘squaw’ geographic names still await changes
By Paul Fattig
Medford, Oregon (AP)
There likely will be no Indian Maiden Lakes or Indian Maiden Peak in Jackson County. During its recent fall meeting, the Oregon Geographic Names Board declined to replace “squaw” in local geographic names, such as Squaw Lakes, with “Indian Maiden.”
The reason, explained member Stuart Allan of Medford, is that the name change submitted by a local resident sounded nice but lacked the gravitas the board sought. “ ‘Indian Maiden’ is kind of an idealized, Arcadian name,” he said.
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By Arigon Starr
News From Indian Country
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Coos Bay, Oregon (AP)
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