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 ...
Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced opposition to the change.
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali ...
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.
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.
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.
The peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old ...
The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s ...
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be ...
Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain ...
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Trump ordered on Monday ...
The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.