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 ...
Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.
Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced opposition to the change.
The publication said the Gulf isn’t the only body of water that carries multiple names. The Gulf of California is called the ...
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his ...
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the ...
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
An executive order to rename an Alaskan mountain with the highest peak in North America wouldn't be the first name change for Denali.
The Ambler Access Project being sponsored by AIDEA is another development project that has new life in the Trump administration. The project, which AIDEA proposes to fund, would put a road stretching ...
The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack ...
The move, the 47th president says, will ‘restore the name of a great president’ to ‘Mount McKinley, where it should be and ...