Squaw (disambiguation)
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Squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women. Contemporary usage, especially by non-Natives, is considered highly offensive, racist and misogynistic.
Squaw may also refer to:
Biology
- Oldsquaw, a former common name in America for Clangula hyemalis, the Long-tailed duck
- Squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax
- Squaw root, Conopholis americana
- Squaw weed, Senecio aureus
- Squaw tea, the herb Ephedra nevadensis or an herbal tea containing ephedra
Places
- Squaw Cap, New Brunswick, Canada
- Squaw Gap, North Dakota, U.S.
- Squaw Hill, California, U.S.
- Squaw Point, a point of land on Gull Lake in Minnesota, U.S.
- Squaw Township, Warren County, Iowa, USA
- Squaw Creek (disambiguation)
- Squaw Island (disambiguation)
- Squaw Lake (disambiguation)
- Squaw Peak (disambiguation)
- Squaw Valley (disambiguation)
Other uses
- McGill Squaws, former name of the women's collegiate sports teams of McGill University, now called McGill Martlets
See also
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- All pages with titles containing squaws
- All pages with titles containing squaw
- Squaw Rapids Airport, Squaw Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
- The White Squaw (1956 film), U.S. Western film
- The Squaw Man (disambiguation)
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