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.
Denali Vs Mount McKinley: Dispute Around Naming USA's Tallest Mountain Predates Trump
A mong the sweep of executive orders signed by the new US president Donald Trump is the decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. It’s a controversial move, but not unprecedented – just the latest chapter in a dispute that’s been going on for decades.
For decades, Alaskans and Indigenous groups petitioned for the name to be changed back to Denali. Their efforts faced ...
Alaskans oppose reverting the name of Denali to Mount McKinley by more than a two-to-one margin, according to a survey of ...
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