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Jan 20, 2023 · FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County community once known as Squaw Valley has a new name. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted on January 12 to change the name to Yokuts...
Oct 12, 2022 · Fresno County supervisors formally opposed changing the name of the east-county mountain community of Squaw Valley on Tuesday — and are considering an official ballot vote on the name change.
Yokuts Valley, formerly "Squaw Valley" is a unincorporated community located in Fresno County, California, at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada on State Route 180 just below Kings Canyon National Park. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,162, up from 2,691 at the 2000 census.
Jan 30, 2024 · For years, Native American residents in Fresno County have campaigned to remove the word “squaw” from the name of an unincorporated town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
- Melissa Gomez
- Staff Writer
- melissa.gomez@latimes.com
Jan 13, 2023 · Squaw Valley, a Fresno County, California town, will be renamed to Yokuts Valley following a vote by US Board on Geographic Names.
Sep 25, 2022 · In Fresno County, Squaw Lake and Squaw Leap — a cliff overlooking the San Joaquin Gorge where legend has it that 17 Native American women who had been chained together by soldiers leaped to...
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A Fresno County Superior Court judge narrowed the path for Fresno County to contest the use of the word “Squaw” in Squaw Valley. Superior Court Judge Tyler Tharpe granted a demurrer sought by the State of California, finding that the County – as a division of state government – did not possess standing to sue.
