Texas Online Store's Racist Company Name Angers Indigenous People
An Instagram boutique based in Stephenville caused a storm on social media last week over their name, "The Spunky Squaw," which eventually led to the company's Instagram account disappearing.
The word "squaw" is considered derogatory and has long been an ethnic slur used to demean American Indian women.
“It’s been used against us for generations," says Emily Clairoux from the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation near Ottawa, Ontario."It’s even been used on me right before a guy punched me in the face."
Clairoux is one of the people behind a GoFundMe campaign that was raising money to make a legal complaint against The Spunky Squaw.
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