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Renaming Yokuts Valley removed slur. Fresno County wants more control over future changes
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNearly 10 months after a federal board changed the name of Squaw Valley to Yokuts Valley, Fresno...
Fresno County sues over Yokuts Valley name-change. Critics slam ‘anti-woke’ politics
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs promised, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors has filed a lawsuit against California as part...
How much is Fresno County spending on lawsuit against state over Yokuts Valley fight?
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFresno County has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on a failed lawsuit over the renaming of a...
Hundreds of places have removed ‘squaw’ from name. Why not the town in Fresno County?
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThe rural town of Squaw Valley in eastern Fresno County is now facing federal, state and local...
Fresno County defies Biden and Newsom administrations on move to rename Squaw Valley
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTuesday’s resolution is meant to tell people in Washington and Sacramento that “there’s an awful lot...
Why some say Fresno County’s lawsuit against state of California is ‘bigotry in action’
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSupporters of the Yokuts Valley name change on Tuesday called on Fresno County Board of Supervisors...
California banned a slur from geographic place names. Fresno County won't let go
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNative Americans won state backing to ban a term used to denigrate Native women from geographic...
Newsom signs law removing ‘squaw’ across California. What it means for Squaw Valley
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoGov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove...
Fight over renaming places isn’t over yet. Fresno County plans to sue California over law
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFresno County is getting ready to sue the state of California over a law they say oversteps local...
Judge rules against Fresno County over renaming of places, landmarks deemed offensive
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFresno County sued California over a law that removes a term widely considered derogatory against...