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Door County awaits name change for island

You may soon need to call a Door County landmark by a different name. The United States Department of Interior has already identified 28 places in Wisconsin with an offensive term toward Native Americans, including Sq--w Island, located near Little Sturgeon in Door County. According to the USA Today Network-Wisconsin, Keyes Creek, Little Sturgeon Bay, Henderson Point, Lake Michigan, and Rileys Point are some suggested names for the island. The process started in February when the department announced the series of name changes for more than 660 geographic features across the country. The last replacement names for the features will be submitted on July 25th, with a final decision coming on September 24th. This is not a new process for the United States Department of Interior. The same article referenced similar efforts for places with derogatory terms for African-Americans in 1963 and Japanese-Americans in 1974. 

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