tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post6009847819846750625..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Chickasaw area on state quarterRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-49925847280646646852009-09-15T00:18:22.547-07:002009-09-15T00:18:22.547-07:00Apostle Islands Nat'l Lakeshore is also going ...Apostle Islands Nat'l Lakeshore is also going to be on a quarter - it's got an interesting history with the local tribes. The whole area has used by Ojibwe people for centuries, but when the Nat'l Lakeshore was established there was a lot of fighting about whether or not to include the local tribal lands in it, and ultimately they were not included.Marie Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646694315467304000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-12747494870774159712009-09-14T13:16:57.599-07:002009-09-14T13:16:57.599-07:00Oops, a typo in my comment above should read as &q...Oops, a typo in my comment above should read as "not" too long ago.<br />Anyway, Dmarks is right. I live in Maricopa County, and sometimes(but not always) on the local news, a reporter would occasionally mention "Squaw" peak but lately most of them are now referring to it as Piestewa Peak. It takes time for the new name to kick in. Most Natives are already calling it Piestewa Peak because they know "Squaw" is a derogatory term. The racist inbreeds, however are still using the term. And yes, they are the majority here, which is why they're opposed to the name change. The day when Piestewa was iniatated, many of these antequated racist KKKrackers voiced their opposition to the name change. Eventually it was approved by the state, regardless of what the inbreed thinks. But the local Natives will never recognize the name "Squaw" when mentioning the peak.<br /><br /><br />GENO--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-56634677955416745202009-09-14T10:49:05.630-07:002009-09-14T10:49:05.630-07:00Right, but as far as I can tell, the places chosen...Right, but as far as I can tell, the places chosen for this program don't have offensive names. There's no "squaw" or anything similar.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-49462806384274481762009-09-14T10:30:52.283-07:002009-09-14T10:30:52.283-07:00Geno: The Squaw Peak name lives on, and it lives o...Geno: The Squaw Peak name lives on, and it lives on strongly. I saw a golf tournament recently where the name was mentioned extensively and repeatedly. And officially.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-22217929625467221572009-09-14T06:15:02.323-07:002009-09-14T06:15:02.323-07:00Some of the names of certain parks, peaks, mtns, e...Some of the names of certain parks, peaks, mtns, etc can also be offensive. It was too long ago when the famous "Squaw Peak"(Phoenix Area) was re-named to Piestewa Peak. Which was named after the first Native American woman(Hopi) killed in combat in Iraq. Sadly, though folks who lived here long enough are still referring the peaks as "Squaw". The new name hasn't really kicked in despite changing the peaks' signs/name.<br /><br />GENO--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com