Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change

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 resolution urges Trump administration to keep the name Denali
The House resolution, sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks, says the name Denali is “deeply ingrained in the state’s culture and identity” and urges Trump to maintain Denali as the peak’s official name in federal databases.
Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change in resolution
The Alaska House voted 28-10 to adopt a resolution signaling their opposition to changing the name of North America’s tallest peak.
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.
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
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 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.
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Alaska House majority rejects GOP effort to turn protest of Denali name change into Trump tribute
Republicans in the Alaska House tried Monday to change a resolution objecting to the renaming of Denali to Mount McKinley ...
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Alaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley
King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that ...
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Trump vows to change the name of Denali, North America's tallest peak, despite Alaska's wishes
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America's tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — ...
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on ...
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Republicans, Democrats in Alaska increase pressure on Trump not to rename Denali
The Interior Department announced last week that they were already working to implement Trump's requested name change to ...