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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland moves to ban the word 'squaw' from federal lands

&quot;Our nation's lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage — not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression,&quot;<strong> </strong>Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said as she ordered the word &quot;squaw&quot; to be removed from federal place names. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
"Our nation's lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage — not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression," Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said as she ordered the word "squaw" to be removed from federal place names. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

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