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California state agencies have signed off on the renaming of 30 locations across 15 counties with a name that is considered derogatory toward indigenous women.

California is stripping the word "squaw" - a derogatory term for Indigenous women - from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced.

State officials are moving forward with a plan to rename dozens of geographic locations in California to remove a term deemed ...