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A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California

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Skiers ski past dry ground at a ski resort in 2015 in Olympic Valley, Calif. The resort changed its name in 2021 and has been among the places removing a derogatory word from their names.

The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.

(Image credit: Max Whittaker)

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