Twenty-six places in Alaska received a new name Thursday as part of the Interior Department’s initiative to remove a derogatory word for Indigenous women — a change that affects nearly 650 sites and geographic features across the country.
Sunset over a creek in Dillingham on Sept. 29, 2020. The creek has been renamed Amau Creek, which includes the Yugtan word for great-grandmother, to honor the community’s strong female ancestors.
Some Alaska Native groups worked with the Interior Department to suggest replacement names for different places. For example, the Curyung Tribal Council in Dillingham met with Interior to recommend renaming a local creek Amau Creek, which includes the Yugtan word for great-grandmother, to honor the community’s strong female ancestors.Curyung Tribal Council First Chief J.J. Larson applauded the department for implementing the council’s suggested name.
“I’m very happy. I think that’s such an amazing accomplishment for our village,” said Native Village of Eagle First Chief Karma Ulvi. “Our tribe is able to name a mountain that has been a derogatory name for so long and actually respect and honor Native women with the name that we chose.”
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