Obama to rename North America’s highest mountain, giving it back its Aboriginal name – National Post
August 31, 2015
North America’s highest mountain, a household name and the answer to countless geography quiz questions, is about to get a new name.
U.S. President Barack Obama in Anchorage on Monday will announce the renaming of Mount McKinley, honoring the country’s 25th president, to Mount Denali, an Athabascan name used by generations of Alaska Natives that means “the great one.”
The White House said Obama would rename the continent’s tallest peak in order to improve relations with Native Americans. As a central part of the Athabascan creation story, Denali carries cultural importance to many Alaska Natives.
