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.
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In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and ...
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Denali, North America's tallest mountain, stripped of its indigenous name by President TrumpThe peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old ...
Denali Denali (21,310 ft.), located in Alaska’s Denali National Park, the highest peak in North America and a member of the ...
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa ...
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Shortly after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump signed a bunch of executive orders ...
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