Topic summary
Community of Writers at Squaw Valley
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Community of Writers.
History
The organization was originally known as Squaw Valley Community of Writers, reflecting the name of the area at the time it was founded. In December 2003, the Board of Directors voted to change the organization’s name to The Community of Writers at Squaw Valley to clarify that the term "Squaw Valley" referred to the location only, as the word "squaw" was seen as a racially derogatory term by some. By 2021, the organization had shortened its name to Community of Writers and switched to calling the valley Olympic Valley when the locality itself did.