Australia Post has backed a months-long campaign to add Aboriginal place names in addresses to recognise the country's indigenous people and the traditional names of their lands.

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 ...

California is stripping the word "squaw" - a derogatory term for Indigenous women - from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced. For decades, the names of more ...

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 ...

Among the many legacies left by the Spanish land grant families who once owned most of Southern California are a plethora of colorful place names, many of which we still use today. Redondo Beach, for ...

California is stripping the word “squaw” – a derogatory term for Indigenous women – from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced. For decades, the names of more ...