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 ...

The park that contains the mountain is still called Denali National Park and Preserve, according to the order. Denali had officially been named Mount McKinley in the eyes of the government since ...

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

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” ...

One hunter-naturalist involved pushed for the park to be called “Mt. Denali National Park” in 1916, referencing a name bestowed to the mountain by native people. The federal government ...