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HCR042.............................................................by TRAIL GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES - "SQUAW" - Stating findings of the Legislature and recommending that the State Historical Society conduct necessary public meetings and report to the United States Board on Geographical Names regarding the Legislature's goal of eventual renaming of all geographical place names in Idaho to eliminate the use of the word "squaw" so that changes may be made on any federal maps and reference materials containing the word "squaw." 01/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/25 Rpt prt - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 42 BY TRAIL 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE 3 WORD "SQUAW." 4 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 5 WHEREAS, the word "squaw" is offensive and hurtful to Native Americans as 6 a derogatory name for Native American women; and 7 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho encourages tolerance and understanding between 8 non-Indian citizens and Indian tribal members; and 9 WHEREAS, it is inappropriate for geographical place names in Idaho to 10 include this word; and 11 WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the State Legislature to take steps to 12 achieve the goal of the eventual renaming of all geographical place names in 13 the state of Idaho to eliminate the use of this word. 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 15 sion of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 16 the Senate concurring therein, that we recommend that the State Historical 17 Society conduct necessary public meetings and report to the United States 18 Board on Geographic Names the Legislature's goal of the eventual renaming of 19 all geographical place names in the state to eliminate the use of the word 20 "squaw" so that changes can be made on any federal maps and reference mate- 21 rials containing the word "squaw."
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11659 Native Americans and many citizens of the state find the term "squaw" objectionable and offensive to Native Americans. The resolution establishes a process by which all place names in the State of Idaho containing the word "squaw" be identified and a plan developed for renaming such places. The Idaho Historical Society is the authorized agency to develop a plan for identifying and renaming such places. Once this process is completed the Idaho Historical Society conveys their recommendations to the National Geographic Name Site Board with their recommended name site changes. FISCAL IMPACT The costs associated with this project are minor and can be absorbed by current appropriations. Contact Name: Rep. Tom Trail Phone: (208) 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 42