Trump to Rename Denali as "Mount McKinley"

January 21, 2025

Photo: Denali, aka Mount Denali, will be renamed by US President Trump as Mount McKinley, by David Zhang, Wikimedia Commons

Learning Denaakk'e - Koyukon Athabascan, the language from which Denali gets its name. See video

Denali is the mountain's name in Koyukon or Denaakk'e, the Indigenous language of that region in Alaska. President Trump has ordered the name "Mount McKinley" be restored. Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America.

Trump has also ordered that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America.

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