The California Natural Resources Agency announced on Friday that an allegedly offensive term for a Native American woman will be removed from over 30 locations in 15 counties.
This announcement was made in a press release.
The press release stated that in 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signed a bill that prohibits the use of the term “squaw.” The agency was directed to rename streets, bridges, public structures, cemeteries, and other locations that utilize the term which apparently offends woke sensibilities.
The new names, which were selected in consultation with the state’s Native American communities, are scheduled to be implemented by the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names by January 1, according to the release.
The announcement follows the rebranding of a ski resort in California, which was subjected to criticism for its original name, which contained the epithet.
After an internal ‘investigation’ into the term and its etymology in August 2020, the resort claimed that its former name was a racist and sexist slur. Consequently, the resort proclaimed the adoption of the new name, Palisades Tahoe, in September.
The Interior Department had also disclosed in September that it had removed the term from federal place names after announcing a review in November.
The federal Board on Geographic Names has voted on replacement names for over 600 locations that included the term, according to the department. Additionally, the department published an exhaustive map of the locations where names were changed in accordance with the liberal dictate.
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