{"id":33790,"date":"2022-02-26T06:55:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T11:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/interior-department-announces-steps-to-remove-the-name-squaw-from-federal-lands\/"},"modified":"2022-02-26T06:55:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T11:55:32","slug":"interior-department-announces-steps-to-remove-the-name-squaw-from-federal-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/interior-department-announces-steps-to-remove-the-name-squaw-from-federal-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior Department announces steps to remove the name \u201cSquaw\u201d from federal lands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Interior Department announces steps to remove the name \u201cSquaw\u201d from federal lands<\/h1>\n

WASHINGTON\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 The Department of the Interior today announced a list of candidate replacement names<\/a> for more than 660 geographic features with the name \u201csquaw,\u201d which was officially declared a derogatory term as a result of Secretary\u2019s Order 3404<\/a>. The Department has initiated Tribal consultations<\/a> and an opportunity for public comment to recommend and review proposed replacement names.<\/p>\n

Secretary\u2019s Order 3404 established the 13-member Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force, which includes representatives from the Department\u2019s Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, National Park Service, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation, and U.S. Geological Survey. The Department of Agriculture\u2019s U.S. Forest Service is also a member. The Task Force\u2019s first action was to finalize a decision to replace a full spelling of the derogatory term with \u201csquaw\u201d for all official related communications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWords matter, particularly in our work to make our nation\u2019s public lands and waters accessible and welcoming to people of all backgrounds. Consideration of these replacements is a big step forward in our efforts to remove derogatory terms whose expiration dates are long overdue,\u201d said Secretary Deb Haaland.<\/strong> \u201cThroughout this process, broad engagement with Tribes, stakeholders and the general public will help us advance our goals of equity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to the implementation of the Task Force, changes to derogatory names for geographic features were submitted as a proposal to the Board on Geographic Names, which then worked through its deliberative process. The BGN has received 261 proposals to replace geographic features with squaw in the name in the past 20 years.<\/p>\n

Under SO 3404, the Task Force will recommend replacements for more than 660 geographic features to the BGN in a matter of months, starting from a list of five candidate names for each individual feature. This process stands to significantly advance and accelerate the name change process across the nation.<\/p>\n

Tribal consultations and public comment period announced in the Federal Register<\/em> today will give the Task Force the chance to seek additional candidate names and feedback from Tribes and the public. The Task Force will prioritize these names in its review and provide a final recommendation for the BGN to vote on when it convenes later this year.<\/p>\n

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Interior Department announces steps to remove the name \u201cSquaw\u201d from federal lands WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014 The Department of the Interior today announced a list of candidate replacement names for more than 660 geographic features with the name \u201csquaw,\u201d which was officially declared a derogatory term as a result of Secretary\u2019s Order 3404. <\/p>\n

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