The decree undoes the work of former President Barack Obama, who, in 2015 officially changed the name from Mount McKinley to Denali, the peak’s traditional name from the Koyukon Athabascan ...
“Denali respects the Indigenous people that ... A comment in favor of the change: “Mt. McKinley, as it was before Obama.” ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a ...