(RNS) — In his second inauguration address on Monday (Jan. 20), President Donald Trump repeated his customary campaign speech promises to improve the United States’ credibility around the ...

had no direct connection to Alaska. Despite the official adoption of 'Mount McKinley' in 1917 when the national park was established, the name faced opposition from Native groups and Alaskans who ...

Denali National Park is officially renaming the mountain Mount McKinley, reversing the 2015 decision to restore the ...

In 1975 the Alaska Geographic Names Board changed Mount McKinley to Denali and, at former Gov. Jay Hammond’s request, the Alaska Legislature asked the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to follow suit.

In 1917, the federal government named it Mount McKinley to honor President McKinley but the name was changed to Denali in 2015 by then-President Barack Obama in a nod to Alaska Native tribes.