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Saluting California’s Native American Heritage: New Laws, “S-Word” Ban Lift Up Celebrations

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland), the only Native American elected official in the California Legislature, has been working diligently to get rid of the racist and derogatory word, “squaw,” which derisively referenced Native American women since the 1600s. Ramos says the “S-Word” is a slur, which has been used to […]

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