Google Map users will soon notice the name changes of two historic U.S. landmarks: The Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. As of ...
President Trump has ordered the name of North America's tallest peak to revert from Denali to its former name: Mount McKinley. We want to hear from you: What should Alaska's highest mountain be ...
The mountain was called Mount McKinley from 1917 to 2015, when the Obama administration renamed it Denali. The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the ...
“Denali respects the Indigenous people that ... A comment in favor of the change: “Mt. McKinley, as it was before Obama.” ...
Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced ...
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest ...
The name reflected the colonial tendency to impose non-Indigenous names on significant landmarks, as Mckinley had little connection to the state of Alaska or the mountain. Denali (Formerly Mount ...
According to the National Park Service, “Mount McKinley” emerged after a gold ... recognized this name until it was changed to Denali by the Obama administration in 2015.
Jeff King, the four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner, takes a selfie with his dog team as they approach Mount McKinley, near Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (Jeff King/AP ...