US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
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 one" to be restored.
Trump's a fan of President William McKinley, giving the Canton, Ohio, native a major shout-out in his inaugural address.
The 47th president’s affinity for the 25th president is understandable, if not quite accurate.
The President's order to rename Denali, North America's highest peak, back to Mount McKinley does not agree with Alaska ...
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