Ariz. panel votes to change 'squaw' names

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2003

The Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names voted 5-1 on Thursday to change Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq.

The board waived a guidelines that requires a five-year wait to rename a geographic feature for a deceased person. The board also forwarded the Piestewa Parkway name change to the state Department of Transportation.

Get the Story:
It's official: Piestewa Peak (The Arizona Republic 4/18)
Piestewa Peak gets state OK (The Arizona Daily Star 4/18)
Peak named after fallen soldier (AP 4/18)
Napolitano pursues memorial for Iraq vets and for Piestewa (Capitol Media Services 4/17)

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