California to rename dozens of places to remove racial slur for Native American women

The California Natural Resources Agency on Friday said that a racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from more than 30 locations in 15 counties, according to a press release issued Friday.

The press release noted that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) in 2022 signed a bill that bans the term "squaw." The agency was ordered to rename streets, bridges, public buildings, cemeteries and other places that use the slur.

"The 'sq_' is a word that denigrates Native American...