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Replacement names for seven unincorporated places in the U.S. that contained the slur were approved, including one located near the North Dakota-Montana border.

WASHINGTON (KFGO) - The U.S. Department of the Interior has removed a derogatory word from the names of nearly 650 places on federal lands, including ...

WASHINGTON (KFGO) - The U.S. Department of the Interior has removed a derogatory word from the names of nearly 650 places on federal lands, including ...

From the American Opinioin editorial: Late in 2021, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally created a process to replace derogatory names of geographic features across the nation. She declared the word “squaw” to be derogatory and ordered a federal panel — called the Board on Geographic Names — to move forward with procedures to remove that word from federal usage.

I hesitate to try to figure the cost to benefit ratio (an old federal requirement before spending our tax dollars) on coming up with that list of seven names.

Connor writes about the Department of Interior's new Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force.

(McKenzie County, ND) -- A western North Dakota town may be getting a new name, in an effort to remove offensive language from federal land names. The McKenzie county town named "Squaw Gap" is one of seven unincorporated communities which reside on federally owned land across the country which could be renamed, in an effort to remove racial slurs from federally owned land. The

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names will vote on final replacement names for the nearly 700 identified geographic places this September.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names will vote on final replacement names for the nearly 700 identified geographic places this September.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names will vote on final replacement names for the nearly 700 identified geographic places this September.