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32. Mount Denali: A Sacred Name Rightfully Restored
Mon Aug 31, 2015, 07:07 AM
Aug 2015


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Julie Hirschfeld Davis: Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali

President Obama announced on Sunday that Mount McKinley was being renamed Denali, restoring an Alaska Native name with deep cultural significance to the tallest mountain in North America. The move came on the eve of Mr. Obama’s trip to Alaska, where he will spend three days promoting aggressive action to combat climate change, and is part of a series of steps meant to address the concerns of Alaska Native tribes. The central Alaska mountain has been called Mount McKinley for more than a century. In announcing that Sally Jewell, the secretary of the interior, had used her power to rename it,

Mr. Obama was paying tribute to the state’s Native population, which has referred to the site for generations as Denali, meaning “the high one” or “the great one.” The peak, at more than 20,000 feet, plays a central role in the creation story of the Koyukon Athabascans, a group that has lived in Alaska for thousands of years. The White House also announced on Sunday that Mr. Obama was expanding government support for programs to allow Alaska Natives to be more involved in developing their own natural resources, including an initiative to include them in the management of Chinook salmon fisheries, a youth exchange council focusing on promoting “an Arctic way of life,” and a program allowing them to serve as advisers to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.


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I have to be honest... Hissyspit Aug 2015 #1
The national park name was changed but they left the peak name McKinley n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #7
O.k., thanks. That's why I was confused. Hissyspit Aug 2015 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Aug 2015 #44
As an Alaskan, I am VERY happy to hear this d_b Aug 2015 #2
If that's what the people of Alaska want then that's good 47of74 Aug 2015 #3
And if the people of South Carolina want the Stars and Bars... Psephos Aug 2015 #26
?? blackspade Aug 2015 #38
Pretty much. Also, what is to keep one of his successors from changing it back? razorman Aug 2015 #45
Then for fairness, we'll rename the confederate battle flag. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #46
When a sage points at the moon... Psephos Sep 2015 #47
This is the right thing to do!! wolfie001 Aug 2015 #4
Agree! mountain grammy Aug 2015 #24
From what I've read, "Denali" is the original name anyway. DinahMoeHum Aug 2015 #5
About time! joe_stampingbull Aug 2015 #6
Excellent! City Lights Aug 2015 #8
Dead for 114 years; not sure who'd have legitimate butthurt over it. DRoseDARs Aug 2015 #10
I bet John of Bronze is all bent out of shape about this. 47of74 Aug 2015 #11
Oh dear, forgot he represents Ohio. DRoseDARs Aug 2015 #12
Yes he is... progressoid Aug 2015 #41
RNC Official Furious At New Mexico Gov Disrespecting General Custer, By Meeting Indians Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2015 #16
The first words I saw were "dumb horrible people everywhere" DRoseDARs Aug 2015 #18
What did Custer have to do with New Mexico? Retrograde Aug 2015 #28
Wow. That brand of crazy never ceases to amaze. trillion Aug 2015 #31
The trump racists(i mean republicans) will care. They can't stand the indians getting a name changed trillion Aug 2015 #30
They're already bitching... progressoid Aug 2015 #40
This native Buckeye doesn't care. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #42
McKinley was known as a quiet, humble sort of fellow Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2015 #48
Well done! Hekate Aug 2015 #13
Cue faux news outrage Va Lefty Aug 2015 #14
They'll claim Denali is an African name. louis-t Aug 2015 #35
'Denali' Is Not a Kenyan Word For 'Black Power' pokerfan Sep 2015 #49
PLEASE x post in First Americans Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #15
Thanks, I'll go ahead and do that. TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #17
Save the Denali Wolves. glinda Aug 2015 #19
It has been called Denali for long time Geronimoe Aug 2015 #20
WTF?! I thought this was done and over... Xolodno Aug 2015 #21
good deal.... dhill926 Aug 2015 #22
So, he's taking away a good, honorable American name nichomachus Aug 2015 #23
did you forget that all important UpInArms Aug 2015 #25
"Denali: it's not just a river in Egypt!" struggle4progress Aug 2015 #27
Nope nichomachus Aug 2015 #43
1. Awesome, 2. Queue the republicans against poltical correctness(meaning the racist and sexists who trillion Aug 2015 #29
Mount Denali: A Sacred Name Rightfully Restored Cha Aug 2015 #32
I'm a native of Ohio. OnionPatch Aug 2015 #33
Seriously! From another Buckeye Maeve Aug 2015 #39
If this angers & confuses the Repukes then I'm for it. GOLGO 13 Aug 2015 #34
maybe if he changed the name to mt denial to honor the gop on climate change dembotoz Aug 2015 #36
A good change. blackspade Aug 2015 #37
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