Fenton Township residents who would like to be part of a discussion on the renaming of a lake in the township are invited to attend a public meeting at the
On Sept. 8, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) had voted on the final replacement names for nearly 650 geographic features with the
With 67 locations that have the word “squaw” in their name, Arizona ranks third among 37 states in a list compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey, trailing only California, with 85, and Idaho, with 72.
Arizona could be a primary target when federal officials meet with tribes next week to talk about possible new names for places that currently contain a slur against Native American women.