Mount McKinley was officially renamed Denali in 2015, ending a century-long naming controversy. The decision was announced by then-Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, citing a 1947 law ...
Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America. Then, in 1896, a random European-American gold prospector decided to name it ...
Denali National Park and Preserve is a sacred place for many Indigenous people. | Credit: Alan Musy - ADM PhotoGraphics / Getty Images Denali National Park and Preserve checks all of the Alaska ...