Comments for: The S word

Does “squaw” mean “prostitute”? Rep. Donald Soctomah, the Passamaquoddy tribal representative to the Legislature, thinks so, and he’s urging the state to drop “squaw” as an allowable name for geographic features. It’s difficult not to empathize. Rep. Soctomah and many Maine Indians clearly feel the… Read More
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