The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, [1][2][3][4] historically used for Indigenous North American women. [1][5] Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered derogatory, misogynist, and racist. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Jan 20, 2025 · Secretarial Order 3404 formally identifies the term “squaw” as derogatory and creates a federal task force to find replacement names for geographic features on federal lands bearing the term.

Sep 8, 2022 · In California, the term “squaw” will be scrubbed from 80 geographic features across the state, bringing an end to hundreds of years of the offensive term being used in an official capacity. The...

Feb 1, 2022 · I have spoken to a close Native American female friend of mine of 100-percent blood who might find the term “squaw” outdated, but not offensive. I wouldn’t say, “I called up my squaw friend the other day,” not so much because it would be …

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove the term from federal government use and to replace other derogatory place names.

Nov 19, 2021 · Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally declared "squaw" to be a derogatory term Friday and ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on...

Sep 8, 2022 · The Biden administration on Thursday said it had completed the removal of the word "squaw" from nearly 650 place names on federal land as part of an effort to reckon with the nation's racist past.

Nov 20, 2021 · U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday formally declared "squaw" a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use and to replace other derogatory...

Sep 23, 2022 · Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove the word “squaw,” now widely considered a slur, from California places by …

Nov 17, 2024 · California is stripping the word “squaw” – a derogatory term for Indigenous women – from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced.