1980's "Words like that [squaw] are used to make people of color feel inferior, like they are less than human."

In the 1980's, girls school sporting teams were sometimes called "Squaws." Erwin was one of the most popular, and in the 1990's they would launch a campaign to keep their name.
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But the debate over the meaning of the word increased as more Native American's voiced their opinions on why it should not be a place name, used in newspapers or by school sports teams, and why it needs to be deemed derogatory by the public.
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1983: "Words like that [squaw] are used to make people of color feel inferior, like they are less than human." .. The National Congress of American Indians is pushing for legislation to remove the word squaw - a term for female genitalia in certain languages - from federal lands and property.
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1983, April 30  Indiana Gazette 

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1988, May 22  Star Tribune 
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Of course, not everyone agrees that the word is a racial slur.. even though it definitely is. 
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And yet, 100 years later, the word continues to insult and belittle American Indian women. 
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terri jean, native truth, Native American mascots, racist mascots, mascots, redskin, high school mascots, headdress, Indian chief, Indian mascot, Clarke Indians, Lancaster Redskins, Keyport Red Raiders, Civil rights, squaw, Dodge County High School, Noble Indian, Indian brave, Indian chief, Wild West, warpath, scalped, Erwin squaws, warriors,
Terri Jean, Feathers and Paint, Paint and Feathers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Redskins, Redskins, scalping, Native Truth, wild west, Red Men, Indians, American Indian, cultural appropriation, mascots, Indian mascots, Native American, Indian chief, 365 days, walking the red road, squaw, AIM, civil rights, genocide, stereotypes, assimilation, wounded knee, treaty, treaty rights, voting rights, Pocahontas, Indian Princess, totem, frybread, tomahawk, reservation, Christopher Columbus, Pilgrim, Thanksgiving, headdress, war bonnet, Indianz, racism, racist, casino, indigenous, old west, first nations, american history, peace pipe, powwow, Standing Bear, aborginal, native news, native nations, Indian country, injun, ethnic slur, Andrew Jackson, trail of tears, cowboy and Indian, cowboys, ally, Native American ally, Native American mascots, American history, debunk, textbooks, historical truth, Indian blood, part Indian, half-breed, Cherokee, Sioux, tribes, tribal nations, politically correct, snowflakes, butt-hurt, bullying, on-line bullying, trolls, Atlanta Braves, Order of Red Men, Wahoo, Tammany,

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