Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a ...

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2, 2015, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file) The McKinley name stuck until 2015, when President Barack Obama’s administration changed it to Denali as a ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a little known panel of federal experts, has been around for nearly 135 years.

The decree undoes the work of former President Barack Obama, who, in 2015 officially changed the name from Mount McKinley to Denali, the peak’s traditional name from the Koyukon Athabascan ...

The McKinley name stuck until 2015, when President Barack Obama’s administration changed it to Denali as a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives on the eve of his Alaska visit to highlight climate ...

Then in 2015, after years of pressure from Alaska Natives and other advocates, President Barack Obama issued an order making Denali official for federal purposes. Like so many sites across the U.S ...

Then in 2015, after years of pressure from Alaska Natives and other advocates, President Barack Obama issued an order making Denali official for federal purposes. Like so many sites across the U.S ...