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House approves bill directing review and renaming of offensive geographic names
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 3532 to have the Oregon Geographic Names Board and Oregon Historical Society compile a list of geographic features with names deemed offensive and recommend replacements, with tribal consultation and a required report to the Legislature.
The Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 3532 to have the Oregon Geographic Names Board and the Oregon Historical Society compile a list of geographic features bearing names the bill describes as offensive and to recommend replacement names in consultation with Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes and other local stakeholders.
Representative Sanchez, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is follow‑up work to earlier efforts to remove derogatory place names and stressed that it does…
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