Fox Chapel votes to remove word ‘squaw’ from borough code
Fox Chapel has voted to remove a nationally recognized slur from its borough code.
Monday night, the borough voted to change all of its codes to replace any references containing “squaw.”
The word considered to be a slur referring to Native American women.
In 2020, the names of two streets, a large trail and a park in Fox Chapel were all changed for the same reason.
Borough council’s vote was unanimous.
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