Proposal to scrub ‘derogatory term’
targets hundreds of U.S. sites
Posted By: Ribicon, 2/22/2022 4:18:52 PM
Albuquerque, N.M.—Federal officials have come up with a list of potential replacement names for hundreds of geographic features in three dozen states that include the word “squaw,” kicking off a public comment period that will run through late April. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in November formally declared the term derogatory and initiated a process to remove the word from use by the federal government and to replace other existing derogatory place names. Haaland said in a statement Tuesday that words matter, particularly as the agency works to make the nation’s public lands and waters accessible and welcoming to people of all backgrounds.
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Whoopi demands royal family apologize
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wasn’t racist 25 replies
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Fresh off her suspension from “The View” for saying “the Holocaust wasn’t racist,” Whoopi Goldberg is making headlines once again.
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Remain in Power’ Triggers Shock: ‘He
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