Trump, Alaska and Denali

Alaskans say Trump can change Denali's name but can't make people call it Mt. McKinley
Alaskans say they will never stop calling the peak Denali despite President Trump's executive order that the name revert to Mt. McKinley.
Trump says McKinley, but Denali forever a popular Alaskan sentiment
North America’s tallest peak is renamed Mt. McKinley, but many Alaskans favor a name that spans deep into history.
Trump wants Alaska's Denali to revert to 'Mt. McKinley': Name drama explained
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley. Here's why:
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and preference of many Alaskans.
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 members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali
The vote came a week after Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.
Alaska House urges Trump to retain Denali name
Alaska House members passed a resolution Monday urging President Trump not to rename Mount Denali to Mount Mckinley. Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that undid a 2015 order from former President Obama naming North America’s highest peak Mount Denali.
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.
Denali versus McKinley: a brief history of the debate over a mountain’s name
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's ...
After Trump orders Denali renamed to Mount McKinley, a presidential descendant supports a compromise
Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced ...
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Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley—Here’s What To Know
William McKinley, to Mount McKinley where it should be and where it belongs.” The park that contains the mountain is still called Denali National Park and Preserve, according to the order.
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US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
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 — ...
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Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what to call North America’s highest mountain
The name “Denali” is derived from the Koyukon name ... name “Mount McKinley,” after the then-president-elect, William McKinley. In an account of his summer in Alaska published in ...
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Iconic and Culturally Significant Denali Returning to Presidential Name?
In 1896, gold prospector William Dickey renamed the mountain ... to the state of Alaska or the mountain. Denali (Formerly Mount McKinley) / Jacob Loyacano - Shutterstock Efforts to restore ...
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Alaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can’t make people call it Mount McKinley
“Denali respects the Indigenous people that ... “Historical analysis confirms that William McKinley is the wrong public figure for Alaskans to commemorate,” he said. McKinley served as ...