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News From Indian Country
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Squaw Peak in Phoenix officially renamed for slain Indian soldier
By Amanda Lee Myers
Phoenix, Arizona (AP) The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted April 10 to officially change the name of a prominent Phoenix mountain to Piestewa Peak to honor the first American Indian woman to die in combat while serving in the U.S. military. The 11 board members who voted for the name change felt that Army Spc. Lori Piestewa (py-ES’-tuh-wah) symbolizes everyone who has died in the line of duty, Lou Yost, the board’s executive secretary, said from Washington, D.C. |
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