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If you think Oregon’s place names were carefully chosen for their historical or geographical significance, think again. On this archived episode of the Peak Northwest podcast, co-hosts Jamie Hale and ...

Place names are far more than just a name assigned to a position on the map. They are linguistic archives that hold data ...

When you reference local rivers or say you're from Ohio, you're speaking parts of Indigenous history, even if you don't realize it. 🔎 Zoom in: Many familiar place names come from words originally ...

One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names. In more cases than one may think, geographic names were derived from a Native American word or ...

Every world traveler knows the struggles of trying to fit into a foreign country’s culture. You need to remember the customs, practice appropriate etiquette and (perhaps the most challenging) learn to ...

There are so many different ways to think of a baby name for your soon-to-be child. Most parents will either type “unique baby names” into Google, browse through a baby name book they found at their ...

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it. Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t valued ...

Place names across Michigan reflect the state's Native American heritage. Michigan is home to 12 federally recognized tribes, with Indigenous populations dating back over 10,000 years. Present-day ...

How many place names in Texas are pronounced can be traced to the state’s “rich multicultural history,” a linguistics professor said. David Montesino [email protected] Mispronouncing some ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for a Native American woman by renaming hundreds of peaks, lakes, streams and other ...