BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – An Idaho board that recommends place names will play no role in replacing a racial slur found on 66 Idaho mountains, creeks, valleys and other geographical features. The Idaho Geographical Names Advisory Council typically weighs in when an unnamed location gets a name or when an existing name is changed. But […]
Colorado s geographic naming board, under a tight deadline to respond to a federal task force, met Sunday to review dozens of suggestions submitted to rename features with the word “squaw”
The flurry of approvals marked a rare moment of rapid decision making. The state board had officially recommended changing just two features since it began meeting in the fall of 2020.