Mt. McKinley is once again Denali
President Obama has just changed the name of the mountain: Article on renaming So will they now start to call it "McKinley National Park?" And in other news, the president will once again be ...
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McKinley no more: America's tallest peak to be renamed Denali
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said in an email that "Denali belongs to Alaska and its citizens. The naming rights already went to ancestors of the Alaska Native people, like those of my wife’s family. For decades, Alaskans and members of our congressional delegation have been fighting for Denali to be recognized by the federal government by its true name. I’m gratified that the president respected this.”
McKinley no more: America's tallest peak to be renamed Denali
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said in an email that "Denali belongs to Alaska and its citizens. The naming rights already went to ancestors of the Alaska Native people, like those of my wife’s family. For decades, Alaskans and members of our congressional delegation have been fighting for Denali to be recognized by the federal government by its true name. I’m gratified that the president respected this.”
