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

Imagine scaling a peak so intimidating that it was called El Capitan, a name ringing of conquest, conferred by the Mariposa Battalion, an Indian-killing militia, in the mid-1800s. Imagine the rush of ...

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 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 ...

For years, Native American residents in Fresno County have campaigned to remove the word “squaw” from the name of an unincorporated town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The word, many Native ...

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 ...

The percentage of traditional Indigenous place names found within the 16 reviewed parks. Place name counts by categories and potential number of times a problematic place name was exposed to park ...

Parents can find inspiration for baby names just about anywhere, but have you ever thought of looking at a map? It might sound a little unconventional, but place names for girls aren’t too far out of ...

You may know it as Diamond Head, but Hawaiians call it Lē‘ahi. Lanikai? That’s actually Ka‘ōhao, and the local elementary school has changed its name accordingly. And that small island across from ...

The Holland Tunnel. LaGuardia Airport. The Outerbridge Crossing. We’re all familiar with these locations in New York City, but what about the people they are named after? Sure some are obvious, like ...