SACRAMENTO, California — California officials announced on Friday they will rename all geographic features and places in the state that previously contained the derogatory term "squaw." The ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that bans use of the word “squaw” in future place names and ordered the agency rename all places that used the slur, including on ...

The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.