In this podcast, managing editor Natalie Argerious and reporter Ray Dubicki talk about the names we put on places and events. It’s the second week in October, long considered to kick off with Columbus Day. However, that name has been changed, recognizing the Indigenous People that were harmed by the colonizer’s actions.
More broadly, there are names in our communities and monuments that we do take for granted. The United States military recently undertook a naming commission to examine bases and symbols for remnants of the Confederates that actually fought against the United States. They found quite a few. Washington State (an interesting name in itself) has established a process to rename places that carry a particular derogatory name.
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