Slow Progress On Renaming Oregon’s Offensive Place Names - Underscore Native News

Oregon pushed to replace 90 derogatory place names. Progress has been slow

For decades, Native people have pushed to remove Oregon’s derogatory place names. Current renaming efforts are moving forward with minimal tribal involvement.

Slow Progress On Renaming Oregon’s Offensive Place Names - Underscore Native News

Content warning: The following story contains reporting on place names that currently utilize racial and ethnic slurs through the use of anti-Indigenous, anti-Black, anti-East Asian, anti-Brown, anti-European, anti-Roma, anti-Italian/Spanish/Portuguese and classist offensive language.  For decades, Native people have pushed to remove Oregon’s derogatory place names. Current renaming efforts are moving forward with minimal tribal involvement.  “I…