Former President Donald Trump stated he might reinstate the name 'Mount McKinley' for the peak currently known as Denali, a change made by former President Barack Obama in 2015. Trump's suggestion drew criticism, particularly from Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski, who advocated for the name change to Denali, reflecting the mountain's significance to Alaska Natives.
Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents.as well as the preference of many Alaska residents. The federal government in recent years has endeavored to change place-names considered disrespectful to Native people.“ Denali ” is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one" or “the great one.
“McKinley was a very good, maybe a great president,” Trump said Sunday. “They took his name off Mount McKinley, right? That’s what they do to people.”Bill Clinton is hospitalized for observation and testing after developing a fever “There is only one name worthy of North America’s tallest mountain: Denali — the Great One,” Murkowski wrote on X.
Various tribes of Athabascan people have lived in the shadow of the 20,310-foot mountain for thousands of years.
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