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Archive Home > 2004 > October > 05 > Tribes to recommend new names for creek

Tribes to recommend new names for creek

‘Squaw Creek' is offensive, illegal

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
October 5, 2004

Squaw Creek may get a new, more politically correct name.

The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs have wanted the name changed since the mid-'90s, but never recommended a replacement to the Oregon Geographic Names Board, which regulates place names. After years of internal debate, the....

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