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Letter: UAlbany can do better than Indigenous Quad in renaming to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, 'it is the right thing to do to correct the indignity of the name at the Quad at the University at Albany, but it was changed to Indigenous Quad. Really?' (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union I totally agree the use of the word "Indian" for any Native Americans or places referring to them is ignorant. It has always amazed me that, even after 500 years, we are still using this misnomer. I do not know why it hangs on. Addressing the issue is definitely...

UAlbany's Indian Quad being renamed Indigenous Quad FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Students walk from Indian Quad dormitory, to be renamed Indigenous Quad, at University at Albany  Nov. 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Indian Quad on the University at Albany Campus on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. It will be renamed Indigenous Quad. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Indian Quad, to be named Indigenous Quad, on the University at Albany Campus on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Al...