US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great one" to be restored.
The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s ...
The Associated Press says it will recognize President Donald Trump’s plans to change the name of Alaska’s Mount Denali to Mount McKinley — but will stop short of switching from calling the Gulf of ...
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa ...
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