tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4926936455366151585..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Explorers didn't consider "squaw" offensiveRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-22576007885744013962010-08-20T23:18:34.364-07:002010-08-20T23:18:34.364-07:00I'm sure a lot of those "squaw" name...I'm sure a lot of those "squaw" names were more derogatory originally, Anonymous.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-2494972494802198062010-08-20T09:58:58.582-07:002010-08-20T09:58:58.582-07:00There is a mountain in the middle of Arizona. It i...There is a mountain in the middle of Arizona. It is now called Piestewa Peak, after the first Native American woman to die on duty while serving as a U.S. soldier. (Lori Ann Piestewa, a Navajo Nation resident who died in Iraq.) The mountain was named shortly after her death, and the name became official five years later.<br /><br />The previous name of this mountain was Squaw Peak. There was certainly controversy over whether this was an insulting name for a mountain or not. While looking into the subject, I found that the name had already been shortened once--from "Squaw Tit Peak".<br /><br />Yeah, I'm pretty sure no one intended to be respectful when they used this slur in the naming of something, no matter how much people might protest otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com