Squaw Humper Dam
Squaw Humper Dam is a dam on Tahc'a Okute Wakpa (formerly Squaw-Humper Creek) in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, in the United States. It is located within Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the lands of the Oglala Lakota Nation. The name has generated a degree of controversy for containing the term squaw The English word ''squaw'' is an ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women. Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered derogatory, misogynist, and racist.King, C. Richard,De/Scri ..., which is often held to be pejorative. While the Oglala Lakota successfully changed the name of the stream in federal usage, a proposal to rename the dam to ''Tahc'a Okute Mni Onaktake'' did not succeed. At the time, there were concerns expressed that the proposed name would be difficult for the general public to pronounce. References Buildings and structures in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota Dams in South Dakota {{ ...
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Tahc'a Okute Wakpa
Tahc'a Okute Wakpa is a stream in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, in the United States. In the Lakota language, ''tahc'a okute'' means "deer-hunting grounds" and ''wakpa'' means a stream or river. The stream was previously known as Squaw-Humper Creek, reputedly named for a local white man who had a live-in Native American girlfriend (squaw). The term "squaw-humper" was cited as "contemptuous" as early as 1940, and was removed from federal usage by a decision of the Board on Geographic Names in 2015. See also * Squaw Humper Dam * List of rivers of South Dakota References

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