TRUCKEE (CBS SF) – The operators of the popular ski resort near Lake Tahoe that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics have announced a new name on Monday. Formerly known as Squaw Valley, the resort along ...
After more than 70 years of operating with a term deemed derogatory by many Native Americans, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has changed its name to Palisades Tahoe. The resort announced it would drop ...
A year ago, a woman who is a member of the Washoe Tribe told me that every time she sees the "s-word," she feels a full-body reaction. The word, "squaw," is a painful reminder that historic violence ...
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“Park”) (NYSE:PK) today announced that it has closed on the sale of the 563-room Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort (the “Hotel”) located in ...
When in Phoenix, do like the Phoenicians do — find a good deal on a nice hotel in the summer and plan a family staycation. You can’t do better than this resort (despite its politically incorrect name) ...
PHOENIX — Water-safety advocates will be gathering at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort Saturday to host a free community event. The annual social activity includes drowning-prevention awareness ...
Earlier last year, the famous Lake Tahoe ski resort in California abandoned its name of Squaw Valley. Here in the Berkshires, Squaw Peak, Monument Mountain Reservation’s popular hiking destination, ...
As white settlers made their way west, so did the word “squaw.” Eventually, it took root in nearly 100 California place names, possibly more — Squaw Creek, Squaw Peak, Squaw Hollow, Squaw Flat. For a ...