Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...

President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali, the tallest peak in the country, ...

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

That was the first year the state of Alaska petitioned to use the local name Denali instead of McKinley. Lawmakers from Ohio, McKinley’s home state, pushed back. But how do the people whose ...

President William McKinley may never have set foot in Alaska but one of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain — ...

who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska. For many who live near Denali, Trump’s suggestion was peculiar. “I don’t know a single person that likes the idea, and we’re pretty vocal ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

“Denali respects the Indigenous people that have ... has the authority to change federal geographical names within the country. In Ohio, Trump’s move drew praise. “I was really excited ...