Mt McKinley, highest peak in America, to be renamed Mt Denali

#mtmckinley #denali #WhiteHouse #barackobama Mt McKinley is the highest mountain in America ad US President Barack Obama would be naming it to Mt Denali – this is an Athabascan name that has been in use by generations of Alaska Natives that means "the great one".
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 1 September 2015.

The White House has indicated that this renaming of the continent's tallest peak is basically to improve relations with Native Americans. Denali carries cultural importance to many Alaska Natives. In the opinion of Julie Kitka, president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, the announcement of the new policy would have a concrete as well as psychological effect on Alaska Natives. Henceforth, all the maps and all the descriptions will have the traditional name.
The mountain is named after William McKinley, an Ohio politician who was elected in 1896 and assassinated just six months into his second term – he had never set foot in Alaska.
As far as history goes, in 1896, a gold prospector who was exploring the mountains of central Alaska had received news that McKinley had been nominated as a candidate for president. Therefore, in a show of support, the prospector declared the tallest peak of the Alaska Range as 'Mt McKinley' - and the name had stuck. This has been revealed by the White House.
The purpose of the renaming is to reflect the desire of most Alaskans - have an authentically Alaskan name for an iconic Alaskan feature.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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