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Renaming 'Squaw Creeks'
5:06 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

Oregon Panel Considers Proposals For Renaming 'Squaw Creeks'

Two relatively obscure waterways in rural southeast Oregon are generating a heated dispute over geographic names. The small streams are both named "Squaw Creek," which is considered offensive to Native Americans. But the landowners in each case object to the proposed new names.

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