The Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon are being asked to consider a new name for Squaw Creek.

The creek runs through the tribe's ceded lands. New names suggested are �why-chus,� a Tenino and Sahaptin word meaning �a place to cross the water,� and �sesequa,� a Paiute word for �tall rye grass.�

The Oregon Legislature banned the use of "squaw" for public place names.

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Tribes consider renaming creek (AP 10/6)