There is a small stretch of road in a west Wichita neighborhood that is named Squaw Lane, but not for much longer. At Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting, the Council voted to rename Delano Avenue. The road is 357 feet long and intersects with Maize Road, just north of Central Avenue. It was platted in the Toh-N-Hah Village Addition. The City of Wichita Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Advisory Board requested the name change due to the sensitivity of the word “squaw.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary calls the word “offensive,” “dated,” and “disparaging.”
Source: KSN-TV
