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(KLZA)-- A name change has been ordered for the now former Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Holt County, Missouri.
According to the Mound City News, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe made the decision in early December that Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge will be renamed.
“Squaw Creek” has been replaced by the interim name Eagle Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
The name change was discussed in mid-December during an invitation-only meeting it was reveasled that Director Ashe made the decision to remove “Squaw” from the name of the refuge because of the derogatory and offensive nature of the word among many Native Americans.
A permanent name for the refuge is to be selected.
During the meeting, a number of people voiced their displeasure with the name change.
Those present suggested the name Loess Mounds National Wildlife Refuge be submitted to the director for consideration as the permanent name.
The name change is expected to be official in early January.
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 23, 1935 by an Executive Order by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The refuge includes more than 7,400 acres of wetlands, grasslands, and forests along the eastern edge of the Missouri River floodplain.
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