Changing Derogatory Place Names

December 3, 2021 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is moving to remove the word ‘Squaw’ from all federal lands, citing the derogatory connotations it carries for Native Americans. Our panel discusses the timing of the decision, and the influence of Sec. Haaland’s Native voice in Washington, D.C..

Host: Gene Grant

Line Opinion Panelists:
Cathy McGill, NM Black Leadership Council 
Sophie Martin, attorney
Dan Foley, former House Minority Whip

For More Information:

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland moves to ban the word ‘squaw’ from federal lands – NPR

Deb Haaland is taking on racist names on federal lands – Salon

States Slowly Erasing Word ‘Squaw’ From Maps – Pew Stateline

Reconciling with the past through place and story – Our Land