Izikhulu zikahulumeni eCalifornia zimemezele ukuthi igama elithi “squaw” eliqashelwa kabanzi njengegama elilulazayo elingahloniphi abesifazane boMdabu baseMelika, lizosuswa emagameni ezindawo eziningi kulo lonke elase-US.
Kukholakala ukuthi igama elithi “squaw” lisuselwa egameni elithi Algonquin elisho “owesifazane” elisetshenziswa aboMdabu baseMelika, kodwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi liye laqashelwa ngokusemthethweni njengegama elicasulayo nendezayo.
Ngokwesitatimende sabezindaba esivela ku- California Natural Resources Agency, leli gama lizosuswa ezicini zezwe ezingaphezu kuka-30 namasayithi angaphakathi kwesifunda, kulandela ukugunyazwa kwamagama amasha yikomiti elabelwe ukuwabuyekeza.
“Ukususwa kwaleli gama kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekwamukeleni ukuhlukumezeka okuqhubekayo kanye nengcindezelo etholwa imiphakathi yaboHlanga,” kusho le nhlangano.
"Lesi sinyathelo, esithole ukunconywa ngabaholi bezizwe, bendawo, nabezifundazwe, sithathwa njengentuthuko enkulu ebheke eCalifornia ebandakanya wonke umuntu."
Lo mbhalo uphinde uthi: “Igama elithi ‘squaw’ liyigama elicwasa ngokwebala nendezayo eliye lasetshenziswa ngokomlando njengenkulumo ecasulayo yobuhlanga, yobuhlanga nangokobulili, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane bomdabu.”
Amagama amasha azokhethwa yikomidi ngenhloso “yokuhlonipha nokwazisa” izizwe nezilimi zomdabu zendawo, njengoba kuveziwe kulo mthethosivivinywa, ngokuhambisana nomthetho owagunyazwa uMbusi waseCalifornia uGavin Newsom ngo-2022.
Ukuqokwa okusha kuhlelelwe ukuthi kusetshenziswe ngo-January 1, 2025, njengengxenye yohlelo lukazwelonke oluhloselwe ukuqeda amagama ahlukumezayo ezicini zendawo.
Ngonyaka odlule, i-United States yaqala ukuqamba kabusha izikhungo zezempi eziningana ezaqanjwa ngabaphathi be-Confederate, isinqumo esisukela ohlelweni olude lweCongress kulandela imibhikisho yeBlack Lives Matter.
Nakuba muva nje, ngesikhathi ekhankasela isikhundla sikamongameli, uMongameli Okhethiwe uDonald Trump wathembisa ukubuyisela igama leFort Liberty esiqokweni sayo sokuqala, iFort Bragg.
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