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Idaho Senate approves 'squaw' bill

FEBRUARY 13, 2001

The Idaho Senate voted nearly unanimously to approve a bill that renames all "squaw" place names in the state.

Only one Senator voted against the bill. The state Historical Society would be charged with renaming all locations.

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Idaho Senate says no place for 'squaw' in place names (The Spokesman Review 2/13)