PACHECO, Calif.--The Squaw Name Change Project of Northern California, an organization dedicated to changing the site, place and organizational names that include the word "squaw," has a new address, according to organizer Stormy Ogden.

The word is considered derogatory to American Indian women.

The new address is: Squaw Name Change Project of Northern California. 167-B Selima Way, Pacheco, Calif. 94553.

[Reprinted from Indian Country Today, p. A2, August 4-22, 1997.]

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