PHOENIX — Every time Eddie Brown hikes his beloved Piestewa Peak, he passes by a street sign that still evokes troubling memories of the degrading way people spoke to his mother. "Squaw Peak Drive," ...

It is believed that the term “squaw” originated from the Algonquin word for “woman” used by Native Americans, but it has since been officially recognized as an offensive and derogatory term.

Skuaw Valley Ski Resort, shown on Dec. 23, 2008, is now Palisades Tahoe. In 2025, all 30 geographic formations and locales in California no longer will include the word "squaw" due to its offensive ...

Nov. 16 (UPI) --More than 30 geographic formations and locales in California no longer will include the word "squaw" due to its offensive nature. State lawmakers in 2022 approved and Governor Gavin ...

UTAH COUNTY, Utah — At the start of summer 2000, Robert Collins led a troop of scouts on a backpacking trip to Khyv Peak, known as Squaw Peak at the time. “We took a flag like we used to always do ...

Squaw Hill, an area east of Corning by Woodson Bridge and the Sacramento River, has been known by that name for more than a hundred years – however, the name “squaw” has been declared derogatory in ...

After over two years of debate, the Fresno County community of Squaw Valley will be renamed. The new name for the census-designated place is Yokuts Valley. The decision was made Thursday morning in a ...

Roman Rain Tree, a member of the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians and leader of the coalition Rename S-Valley Fresno County, led virtual town halls and gathered more than 35,000 signatures favoring a new ...

In a ceremony joined by Native American tribal leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill that will remove the word “squaw” from nearly 100 geographic features and place names across ...

Anger defined the first public meeting in Squaw Valley about federal, state and local forces working to change the name of the rural Fresno County town. It was hosted by Fresno County Supervisor ...

The landmark, at the end of the Squantum peninsula in Quincy, has been renamed Nickerson Rock by the federal government. The area marks the spot where Myles Standish landed in 1621 with Native ...