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Board to consult Mountain Maidu consortium after state questions county’s preferred replacement of “SQ Carpet Lane”
Summary
Following state review and competing tribal recommendations, Plumas County supervisors directed staff to consult the Mountain Maidu Consortium and offer Mooretown Rancheria a chance to formally submit a tribal‑council recommendation before returning to the board on renaming SQ Carpet Lane.
The Plumas County Board of Supervisors discussed replacement names for a road currently known in state files as “SQ Carpet Lane” (a local form of the term ‘squaw’ appears in the historical name) after the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names reviewed proposals under AB 2022.
Planning Director Tracy Ferguson summarized the process and tribal input: the county initially proposed a Mountain Maidu translation (presented as Dentatoko/Demtatoko), while Mooretown Rancheria presented alternatives (including Yato Matau, described by Mooretown…
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