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Throughout New York, some places are still named with racial slurs and other offensive language.Bruce Farrington is the historian for the village of Sodus…
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Squaw Island is no more. Along Niagara Street Friday, members of the Seneca Nation of Indians joined Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in unveiling a new entry…
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A brief ceremony was held in Buffalo City Hall Monday to officially change the name of Squaw Island to Unity Island. The signing of the legislation by…
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The City of Buffalo is officially renaming an island that carried a label deemed derogatory by Native Americans. What was once known as Squaw Island is…
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After months of debate over a new name, the island in the Niagara River off Ferry Street will apparently be called Unity Island.The Common Council on…
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Buffalo’s Squaw Island on the city’s west side will soon be renamed with a more positive term.Mayor Byron Brown has worked with Seneca Nation President,…
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It a near certainty that Buffalo's Squaw Island will soon have a new name, but it's not certain what the name will be or when the change will come.The…
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Squaw Island State Park on Buffalo’s West side could be the site of some natural recycling.The mouth of the Buffalo River was once home to 700 acres of…