Denali, Donald Trump and Alaska

Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali
The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali.
Alaskans say President Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley
King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired by President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska.
Alaska House resolution urges Trump administration to keep the name Denali
The House resolution, sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks, says the name Denali is “deeply ingrained in the state’s culture and identity” and urges Trump to maintain Denali as the peak’s official name in federal databases.
Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
Trump vows to revert name of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
Alaska House asks Trump and feds to reverse Denali naming decision
The state Senate is expected to quickly agree with the House's request to keep the name as Denali, which would send it to Washington, D.C.
Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change in resolution
The Alaska House voted Monday to adopt a resolution urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his executive order renaming the tallest peak in North America.
Trump orders renaming of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
Alaska House majority rejects GOP effort to turn protest of Denali name change into Trump tribute
Republicans in the Alaska House tried Monday to change a resolution objecting to the renaming of Denali to Mount McKinley into a lengthy list of lavish praise for President Donald Trump, who issued the executive order making the change on his first day back in office a week ago,
Trump says McKinley, but Denali forever is a popular sentiment
A common sentiment in Alaska is that while President Donald Trump has ordered the name of North America’s tallest peak to be ...
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Denali or McKinley: What should the mountain be called and why does it matter?
President Trump has ordered the name of North America's tallest peak to revert from Denali to its former name: Mount McKinley ...
Fact check: Has the tallest U.S. peak been called Denali for ‘thousands of years’?
One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous ...
On Alaska names and neighborhoods
"I started to learn (and am still learning) more about the rich naming traditions “Denali” and other Alaska Native names for ...
Google Maps will soon rename Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali mountain in Google Maps once a federal mapping database reflects ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer weighs in | Opinion
Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...