Tell U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names to work with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to replace every offensively titled place on Lakota Law’s Geographic Names Hall of Shame. You can customize your message and also recommend any other offensive place names of which you're aware!
*While “Anna” may not seem offensive at first glance, its history reveals something else. After its founding, Anna became a "sundown town," where People of Color weren't safe after dark. And its name became an acronym meaning “Ain't No ‘N-words’ Allowed.”
**Devil’s Tower is an important place with deep significance to many #NativeNations. It’s highly inappropriate that this #SacredSite — so meaningful to the cultural histories and spiritual traditions of the first inhabitants of this land — should carry a name alluding to an evil originating from a book of non-Native spirituality. We recommend official adoption of its #Lakota name: Bear Lodge.
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