FRESNO, Calif. — Attention to the way Native Americans are portrayed has grown in the Fresno area in recent months after the removal of a high school mascot, followed by a community effort to rename a ...

It has been 400 years since Native Americans took part in the first Thanksgiving, hosted by the Europeans who had appeared the previous year. This year also marks the first time a federal department ...

Squaw Creek, Squaw Hollow, Squaw Peak... The word “squaw” was used by white settlers in the naming of at least 100 California locations—despite its derogatory meaning for Native Americans. In Squaw ...

As white settlers made their way west, so did the word “squaw.” Eventually, it took root in nearly 100 California place names, possibly more — Squaw Creek, Squaw Peak, Squaw Hollow, Squaw Flat. For a ...

The Fresno-area coalition calling to change the name of Squaw Valley has submitted a formal proposal to the federal government to change the name of the Fresno County census-designated place. The name ...