Tahoe ski resort changes name to remove slur for Native American women

Management decided to drop the previous name, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, in August 2020, and took a year devising the new title, the resort said in a statement on Monday.

Native American tribes have lobbied for years to have the term removed from names of places in their ancestral lands, the local Washoe tribe of Nevada and California said in a statement.

"The word itself is a constant reminder of the unjust treatment of the native people, of the Washoe people," Washoe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Darrel Cruz said in the statement.