16.1037, Media: CP: Tribes, Gov't Want 'Squaw' Names Changed

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Subject: 16.1037, Media: CP: Tribes, Gov't Want 'Squaw' Names Changed

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Date: 04-Apr-2005
From: Pamela Munro < munro at ucla.edu >
Subject: CP: Tribes, Gov't Want 'Squaw' Names Changed

	
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Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:42:24
From: Pamela Munro < munro at ucla.edu >
Subject: CP: Tribes, Gov't Want 'Squaw' Names Changed


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Here is an AP story about attempts to remove the word 'squaw' from placenames:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SQUAW_DEBATE?SITE=OHCIP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Pam Munro

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