{"id":1805461,"date":"2021-11-22T19:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T00:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1805461"},"modified":"2021-11-22T19:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T00:15:19","slug":"secretary-haaland-takes-action-against-derogatory-place-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/11\/secretary-haaland-takes-action-against-derogatory-place-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Haaland Takes Action Against Derogatory Place Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve seen efforts to replace racist and offensive place names in the past, but in general they\u2019ve happened at the state or provincial level. But on Friday U.S. interior secretary Deb Haaland took action at the federal level. She issued two orders<\/a> designed to speed up the replacement of derogatory place names, the process for which to date has been on a case-by-case, complaint-based basis. One order<\/a> declares \u201csquaw\u201d to be an offensive term and directs the Board of Geographic Names to change place names on federal lands that use the term; the other<\/a> establishes a federal advisory committee on derogatory geographic names.<\/p>\n

Previously: Maine Reviews Registry Containing Racist Place Names<\/a>; Racist Place Names in Quebec, Removed in 2015, Remain on Maps<\/a>; Washington State Senator Seeks Removal of Offensive Place Names<\/a>; Review: From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve seen efforts to replace racist and offensive place names in the past, but in general they\u2019ve happened at the state or provincial level. But on Friday U.S. interior secretary Deb Haaland took action at… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[698,158],"class_list":["post-1805461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-toponyms","tag-indigenous","tag-usa","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805974,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/02\/the-atlantic-on-the-board-of-geographic-names\/","url_meta":{"origin":1805461,"position":0},"title":"The Atlantic on the Board of Geographic Names","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"3 February 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"The Atlantic\u2019s David A. 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