More than 10 years after Lori Piestewa was killed in Iraq, becoming the first Native American woman to die in combat, the city of Phoenix is contemplating changing street names with the word "squaw" in them.
What took so long?
The question came up with Squaw Peak back in 2003, when Gov. Janet Napolitano took the initiative, renaming the popular mountain Piestewa Peak.
There was a lot of controversy back then, when there should have been none.
If you answer one question honestly you know what is the right thing to do. It is the same question that I asked in April 2003:
Would you call Lori Piestewa a squaw?
Would you call any Native American woman a squaw?
So why keep the word on a street sign?