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Over 660 Places on Federal Lands to Be Renamed

The Department of the Interior is seeking public comment on proposed name changes for the more than 660 geographic places on federal lands that use a Native American slur, the Department announced on Tuesday.

Under the leadership of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), the word "squaw" was officially declared a derogatory term last November. The Department of the Interior then enacted procedures to remove the term from federal usage.

A list of five candidate names for each geographic feature was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, as directed by Haaland's official order. Proposed additional candidate names will also be accepted during the public comment period, or for the next 30 days.

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/over-660-places-on-federal-lands-to-be-renamed

 

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