California to remove racist term for Native American Woman from more than 30 places

Officials successful California are moving to region a racist word towards Native American women successful much than 30 locations successful California, according to the authorities Natural Resources Agency.

The removal of the word "squaw," which was deemed "derogatory" by the Secretary of the Interior successful 2021, is portion of AB 2022, a measure signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom successful 2022. The instrumentality asks that the word beryllium removed "all geographic features and spot names successful the state" by Jan. 1, 2025.

"The word is recognized arsenic a racial, ethnic, and gender-based slur, peculiarly aimed astatine Native American women. Its removal is simply a important measurement successful recognizing the ongoing trauma and oppression that Native communities person faced," officials said successful a quality release.

In a connection on societal media, the bureau described the determination arsenic a "bold caller measurement towards healing for past injustices."

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California skis edifice whose sanction included a derogatory word for Native American women changed its sanction to Palisades Tahoe. ((Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images))

The afloat database of caller California names is not presently disposable but has been selected with the assistance of California’s Native American tribes and volition beryllium released shortly, the earthy resources bureau told The Associated Press successful an email.

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Three California delegates from the Indian Rights Association conscionable with Representative Harry Shepard of California to enactment their claims earlier Congress. The delegates are Julia Ross Gardner signifier the Piute, Celestine Pico Von Bulow from the Pachanga, and Thomas Largo from the Cahuilla. (Getty Images)

Deputy Secretary for Tribal Affairs astatine the Natural Resource Agency Geneva Thompson said this is an highly important measurement for Indigenous people.

"Acknowledging those historical wrongs that were committed against Native Americans is highly important, but we request to instrumentality the adjacent measurement toward healing," Thompson said. "While determination are differences among folks, we tin physique communities that bespeak and grant and observe those differences alternatively of alienating and perpetuating humanities wrongs."

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The California Advisory Committee connected Geographic Names says they volition instrumentality approved replacement names by Jan. 1.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the California Natural Resources Agency for comment.