men rape a native woman, but instead of calling it "rape" they call it "squaw hopping". it is a dehumanizing, racist term which justifies the crime of rape on the grounds of the woman being a "squaw". thus, in some minde, rape becomes not "rape" (a serious crime) but "squaw hopping" (the same as rape but renamed to reflect the rapist/s racist beliefs).
by miss_anthrope July 17, 2008