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.

Denali National Park, Alaska, is a vast and awe-inspiring wilderness, home to Denali, North America's highest peak. The park spans over 6 million acres, with diverse landscapes ranging from lush ...

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.

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The peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old ...

The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack ...

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.

In 1916—before the area was named a national park—Charles Sheldon asked the Alaska Engineering Commission to call it “‘Mt Denali National Park’ so that the true old Indian [sic] name of ...

For decades, Alaskans and Indigenous groups petitioned for the name to be changed back to Denali. Their efforts faced ...

is in Denali National Park and Preserve. A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. The name was formally recognized ...