"Squaw Creek" is on my birth certificate. Should I change that too?
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Lou Ann Bromiley
9 years ago
Save Squaw Creek
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Mark Curtis
9 years ago
Keep the historical name.
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Bailey Bromiley
9 years ago
Keep Squaw creek as the name.
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Heather Brown
9 years ago
I do not support changing the name of Squaw Creek.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Quit changing our history!!!
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Theresa Martin
9 years ago
Save Squaw Creek name
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Bob Bromiley
9 years ago
Leave Squaw Creek as is.
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Sally Hallowell Criswell
9 years ago
Maybe the offended party, and that State of Washington should research the word "Squaw". According to the Smithsonian Institute the word was borrowed as early as 1621 from the Algonquian Tribe. In those languages it meant simply "young woman". In 1992 Oprah invited a Native American activist onto her show. Suzan Harjo stated the word meant vagina. This purported etymology has been widely adopted as the rationale for removing the word from maps, signs, history books, and other public uses. I would think the curator and linguist in the anthropology department at the Smithsonian Institute has more knowledge and credit than some of the supposedly offended. Do your research before removing history.
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Zane Giesen
9 years ago
I agree. Y change a name when it been here for along time. We don't go into other city's and change names y come here and mess with the little towns?
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Andrew lange
9 years ago
Squaw creek has been a part of the valley for many years its grandfathered in leave it alone
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Vince Hogan
9 years ago
Leave the name alone!
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Susan Farrow
9 years ago
This is a part of our valley and history...can we just stop this maddness
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Korie Johansen
9 years ago
Ridiculous to change to the name. Get over it people.
Thanks Lisa for keeping us informed.
Good grief. Let history be history!
I don't think the name should be changed.
Save Squaw Creek!!!!
Leave Squaw Creek alone!
Leave it!
"Squaw Creek" is on my birth certificate. Should I change that too?
Save Squaw Creek
Keep the historical name.
Keep Squaw creek as the name.
I do not support changing the name of Squaw Creek.
Quit changing our history!!!
Save Squaw Creek name
Leave Squaw Creek as is.
Maybe the offended party, and that State of Washington should research the word "Squaw". According to the Smithsonian Institute the word was borrowed as early as 1621 from the Algonquian Tribe. In those languages it meant simply "young woman". In 1992 Oprah invited a Native American activist onto her show. Suzan Harjo stated the word meant vagina. This purported etymology has been widely adopted as the rationale for removing the word from maps, signs, history books, and other public uses. I would think the curator and linguist in the anthropology department at the Smithsonian Institute has more knowledge and credit than some of the supposedly offended. Do your research before removing history.
I agree. Y change a name when it been here for along time. We don't go into other city's and change names y come here and mess with the little towns?
Squaw creek has been a part of the valley for many years its grandfathered in leave it alone
Leave the name alone!
This is a part of our valley and history...can we just stop this maddness
Ridiculous to change to the name. Get over it people.