Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a ...
Former President Barack Obama renamed the Alaska landmark to Denali in 2015 as a nod to the region’s native population.Both ...
(Bill Roth / ADN) JUNEAU — The Alaska House voted Monday to adopt a ... changed to Denali by executive order from former President Barack Obama. Alaska politicians had long sought to name ...
25 (UPI) --The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and ... Denali in 2015 by then-President Barack Obama, recognizing its traditional Native ...
The McKinley name stuck until 2015, when President Barack Obama’s administration changed it to Denali as a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives on the eve of his Alaska visit to highlight climate ...
In 2015, then-President Barack Obama changed the name of Mount McKinley in Alaska to Denali, a local Native American name meaning "the High One" in Athabascan. William McKinley was a former U.S ...
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert ...
which was changed by former President Barack Obama. Obama changed the name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents." ...
Alaska's U.S. senators in 2017 vehemently opposed a prior suggestion by Trump that the name Denali be changed back to Mount McKinley. In 2015, then-President Barack Obama completed the change to ...