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In reply to the discussion: White House says Mount McKinley to be renamed Denali [View all]Cha
(295,929 posts)32. Mount Denali: A Sacred Name Rightfully Restored
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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. Obamas 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 states 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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Pretty much. Also, what is to keep one of his successors from changing it back?
razorman
Aug 2015
#45
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Sen. Walter Sobchak
Aug 2015
#16
The trump racists(i mean republicans) will care. They can't stand the indians getting a name changed
trillion
Aug 2015
#30