TAHOE CITY, Calif. (AP) Women of the Washoe Tribe have long fought against the word “squaw," a racist slur that for more than half a century was part of the name of a famous Sierra ski resort. The resort north of Tahoe City, California, was called Squaw Valley long before it became famous for hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics, the first one to be televised nationally.
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Women of Nevada's Washoe Tribe have long fought against the word “squaw,” a racist slur that for more than half a century was part of the name of a famous Sierra ski resort
TAHOE CITY, Calif. (AP) — Women of the Washoe Tribe have long fought against the word “squaw," a racist slur that for more than half a century was part of