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‘Jarring as the C-word’: Olympics venue changing ‘offensive’ name – Yahoo Sport Australia
The host site of the 1960 Winter Olympics is changing its ‘offensive’ name.
The host site of the 1960 Winter Olympics is changing its name after backlash over its offensive meaning.
The Squaw Valley Ski Resort, located in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, will cease to use the name going forward.
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The word squaw once simply meant woman, but has become a term to disparage Indigenous women.
Ron Cohen, President and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, announced the decision in an open letter, explaining…
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