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 ...

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.

President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali ...

The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s ...

Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain ...

Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.

The peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old ...

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.

In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and ...

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Trump ordered on Monday ...