Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term "squaw" from over 30 geographic features and place names on ...

The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features ...

The California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names, which the California Natural Resources Agency oversees, scoured maps of California ... originated from the Algonquin language, which was ...

Once removed from geographic nomenclature statewide by January 1, 2025, maps, signs, and databases will be updated ... Many claim that it is derived from the term “young woman” in Algonquin, while ...

Having visited there as many as 25-30 times over the decades, we were intrigued and delighted to see this dual language welcome ... is from the Algonquin word “Mishigamaw,” meaning “big ...

While there were once more than 300 indigenous languages spoken in the U.S., it is thought that only 20 will be spoken in ...

Native Americans, including members from the Klamath Tribes, which was made up of the Klamath, the Yahooskin-Paiute and the ...

Indigenous communities throughout the country are reclaiming their languages, once repressed by European colonists and racist ...

Chesapeake comes from the Algonquin language and means “big river” or “great water." The town was named for the Cheyenne Tribe who lived in the region. The name “Cheyenne” comes from the ...

Chesapeake comes from the Algonquin language and means “big river” or “great water." The “Windy City” was originally home to the Algonquian people, which included Miami and Mascouten ...