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 pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa ...
A view of Denali, North America's highest peak, in 2015, the year then-president Barack Obama changed its name from Mount McKinley to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and acknowledge ...