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Mount Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley, located in Alaska, reflects in a pond. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that Trump's order to change the name from Mount Denali to Mount McKinley is highly offensive to Alaskan culture. (Getty Images)

Mount Denali’s name change is disrespectful to Alaskan culture

By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist | January 29, 2025

On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump signed an executive order which changed the official name of Mount Denali to Mount McKinley. The stripping of the mountain’s indigenous name glorifies the disrespectful, arrogant man who approved it and is...

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