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Johanns wants ‘squaw’-free state By Veronica Daehn Staff writer Following the lead of South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow, Gov. Mike Johanns says the word “squaw” should be taken out of the name of state parks and bodies of water. Squaw is an American Indian term that means “whore,” said Chris Peterson, spokesman for the gover nor. Johanns was prompted to support removing the word after a reporter from the Lincoln Journal Star called and asked him about it, Peterson said. The governor has expressed an interest in seeking a sponsoring sen ator for a bill regarding the removal next session, Peterson said. Fran Kaye, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln English professor, teaches Native American Literature. She said it was a good idea to remove the word. “Whatever its history, (squaw) is pretty well regarded as a derogatory word,” Kaye said. “You wouldn’t have a Cunt Mountain or a Bitch Butte.” Squaw is synonymous with those words, she said. Though the word should be changed, Kaye said she was unsure feedback! letters@ dailyneb.com —I “What shou!d\ / do after I graduation?" I I got aft tho answers. ^iinL®erad20B0icoin ^ Whatever its history; (squaw) is pretty well regarded as a derogatory word. You wouldn’t have a Cunt Mountain or a Bitch Butte.” what it should be replaced with. The state could use an American Indian word for woman, but that changes with each tribe, she said. Nebraska needs to find out which tribe lived on the land at the time the bodies of water and recreation areas were named, Kaye said. But she said that can wait. “Let’s get rid of squaw first and then figure out who the people living here were at the time,” Kaye said. There are 13 bodies of water and i Fran Kaye UNL English professor recreation areas in the state that have the word squaw in their names, Peterson said. He said he expects the word to be removed next session. People are becoming more sensi tive to derogatory terms, Kaye said. “Nebraskans are particularly concerned with sexual terms,” she said. “Once they find out what squaw means, most would be embarrassed. “I would hope.” ---1 a public lecture sponsored by the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Karl Raitz, Professor University of Kentucky Rock Fences of the Bluegrass: Historical Geography of a Folk Craft in 19th Century Kentucky 3 p.m. Friday April 28, 2000 Morrill Hall Auditorium A student of culture and its material artifacts, Karl Raitz has spent the past thirty years examining the manner in which people have created, and recreated, American landscapes. This lecture on the popular perceptions surrounding folk art promises to inspire and provide a model for cultural study. * Planning a trip? Join the sixdegrees TravelClub 2000 and get CONNECTED TO THE PEOPLE YOU NEED TO KNOW. Make foreign places seem a little less foreign. Join sixdegrees, where you can meet people in the places you will be traveling and stay in touch with those myou know, while you’re there. And to help you in your travels, the first 1,000 members who join the sixdegrees TpavelClub 2000 will receive a free FodQr's upCLOSE travel guide. You’|F«|$i?be entered civrlanto win one of two free trips from TripHub.com. £3o to www.sixdagrMi(COIII and get co^e&#>^ \y' |work with us! The Summer Edition of the Daily Nebraskan is now accepting applications. Positions include associate editors, reporters, copy editors and photographers. Apply in the basment of the Nebraska Union, room 36 before5 p.m. on Thursday, April 27th, 2000 She Eats an Apple Every Day, She Has a Dental Check-up Every Six Months, and She Never Misses Her Annual Pap Smear Pap Smears • Birth Control Services • Pregnancy Testing STI Testing & Treatment for Males & Females Emergency Contraception • Educational Library & Resources Diagnosis & Treatment of Minor Illness P Planned Parenthood® of Lincoln Education & Administration • 441.3332 2246 “O” Street Clinic • 441.3300 3705 South Street Clinic *441.3333 www.plannedparenthood.org • www.teenwire.com If your friends store with us they’ll receive a 10% DISCOUNT with their - student I.D. -“l Infinity Storage w-|"^B • Infinity Storage ' - * C omet | 1542 So. 1st |—2 I 464-5516 Aardvark Self Storage 5800 Arbor Rd 464-5100 * i M HuskerVision is Hiring! Informational Meeting: