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Panel supports bill to compile offensive geographic names list; governor and tribes back comprehensive renaming process
Summary
House Bill 3,532 (dash A2) would direct the Oregon Historical Society and the Oregon Geographic Names Board to compile a list of highways and geographic features bearing offensive names and recommend replacements; supporters including former Governor Kate Brown and tribal representatives urged proactive, consultative renaming.
House Bill 3,532, with the A2 amendment, would direct the Oregon Historical Society, in consultation with the Oregon Geographic Names Board and the state’s nine federally recognized tribes, to compile a list of geographic features and recommend non-offensive names to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Representative Tawna Sanchez told the House Committee on Rules on April 21 that the amended bill narrows earlier drafts and focuses on geographic features such as mountains, buttes, gulches, rivers and creeks; it removes a broader highway renaming component because…
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