Dancing Lady Mountain is a summit in
Glacier County, Montana
Glacier County is located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,778. The county is located in northwestern Montana between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, known to the Blackfeet as the "Backbone of ...
, in the
United States
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and it is located within
Glacier National Park.
Dancing Lady is derived from a
Blackfoot-language name. The mountain's former name of Squaw Mountain was changed due to ongoing controversy over 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 ...
".
See also
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Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Mountains in Glacier National Park (U.S.) are part of the Rocky Mountains. There are at least 150 named mountain peaks over in Glacier in three mountain ranges--the Clark Range, Lewis Range, Livingston Range. Mount Cleveland at
is the highes ...
References
Mountains of Glacier County, Montana
Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Lewis Range
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