FROM THE ARCHIVE
Maine outlaws `squaw' in public place names
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der=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%> From The Associated Press 4/4/00:
Maine outlaws `squaw' in public place names
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) All Maine communities and natural landmarks containing the word ''squaw'' a term considered offensive to women and Indians must be renamed under a bill signed by Gov. Angus King.

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Squaw: A name of the past? (The Talking Circle 4/3)

Documents:
Download the text of the new law from the Maine legislature.