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Published July 29, 2009, 02:30 PM

SD woman seeks to change offensive names of places

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota needs to finish the job of getting rid of offensive names for creeks, lakes, gulches and other places because those old names cause hurt to Native American women and black people, according to American Indian activist Betty Ann Gross of Sioux Falls.

By: CHET BROKAW,Associated Press Writer, Worthington Daily Globe

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