In at least one place with the offending name the unincorporated town of Squaw Valley near Kings Canyon National Park discussions about what the name should be have already grown heated.
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LOS ANGELES As white settlers made their way west, so did the word “squaw.”
Eventually, it took root in nearly 100 California place names, possibly more – Squaw Creek, Squaw Peak, Squaw Hollow, Squaw Flat.
For a historic ski resort that hosted the 1960 Wi