A commentary author writes that she is learning about the naming traditions “Denali” and other Alaska Native names for ...

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 ...

is in Denali National Park and Preserve. The Tanana Chiefs Conference, a consortium of Athabascan tribes in Interior Alaska, spent years advocating for the peak to be recognized as Denali.

A rainstorm passes by the Alaska Range seen from K'esugi Ken Campground in Denali State Park on June 21, 2019. (NPS Photo/Emily Mesner) Though it has so far received little attention, a ...