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Interior secretary seeks to rid US of derogatory place names

Headline from Helena Independent Record

"Our nation's lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage — not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression," Haaland said in a statement.

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  1. Helena Independent Record

    Interior secretary seeks to rid US of derogatory place names (opens Helena Independent Record)

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    "Our nation's lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage — not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression," Haaland said in a statement.

  2. Newsweek

    Interior Dept. takes steps to replace derogatory place names, starting with "squaw" (opens Newsweek)

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    Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a federal panel would be tasked with removing derogatory terms from place names, starting with Indigenous slur "squaw."

  3. The Columbian

    Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory US place names (opens The Columbian)

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove the term from federal government use and to replace ot

  4. NBC News

    Interior Secretary Haaland seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names (opens NBC News)

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    A federal panel tasked with naming geographic places will look to remove what Haaland called racist terms from federal use.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Interior Secretary Haaland Moves to Rid U.S. of Racially Derogatory Place Names (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Friday that the federal government will establish a process to review and replace racially derogatory terms used in place names.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Interior secretary targets offensive place names (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    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 place names.

  7. FOX 43 York

    Interior Sec. Deb Haaland vows to rid US of derogatory place names (opens FOX 43 York)

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    A federal task force will find replacement names for geographic features on federal lands bearing the term “squaw,” which has been used as a slur.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Interior secretary seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Starting with 'squaw,' U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland intends to have it and other derogatory place names removed from federal government use.

  9. Elko Daily Free Press

    Interior secretary targets derogatory place names (opens Elko Daily Free Press)

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday declared "squaw" to be a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove the term from federal government

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