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Full Headline: More than 600 geographic sites across the US will be renamed, replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decades


The Department of the Interior is moving forward with removing and replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decades across the US, the department said Tuesday.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued an order declaring "squaw" derogatory in November. The term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur towards Indigenous women, the department said in a news release at the time.

Haaland, who is the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary, established a 13-member task force to rename more than 600 geographic features that contain the term through that order.

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"Words matter, particularly in our work to make our nation's public lands and waters accessible and welcoming to people of all backgrounds." Haaland said in Thursday's news release. "Throughout this process, broad engagement with Tribes, stakeholders and the general public will help us advance our goals of equity and inclusion."

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