Barack Obama puts up a poster advertising the change from "Mt. McKinley" to "Mt. Denali." He also hangs a poster renaming the Washington Redskins to the Washington McKinleys. Obama: ...so while we're at it...
The people of Alaska and its congressional delegation have been asking the name of the mountain to be changed back to Denali since 1975. Alaskans of all races and ethnic backgrounds have always called it Denali.For some reason, the politicians in Ohio believe they have the right to tell people in Alaska what Alaskan places should be named.
The native peoples and other residents of the TERRITORY of Alaska have long stuck with Denali, and objected strenuously to the name change to “McKinley”. It predates the 1970’s by a long margin.
Long past time to correct the geographic place names register.
Whenever I read travel brochures, and read about that great mountain in publications, like National Geographic, I believe I have always read it as Denali. Although I sometimes think we carry PC too far, this is certainly an instance that repeals an act of disrespect, bordering on insolence, to the original peoples who have lived in Alaska for numerous generations, long before the Europeans and Russians barged in.
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
The people of Alaska and its congressional delegation have been asking the name of the mountain to be changed back to Denali since 1975. Alaskans of all races and ethnic backgrounds have always called it Denali.For some reason, the politicians in Ohio believe they have the right to tell people in Alaska what Alaskan places should be named.
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Shouting “POLITICAL CORRECTNESS” has become the bigot’s favorite form of self-defense when his or her behavior is criticized.
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member over 8 years ago
It doesn’t work that way. One is government land and the other is a private business.
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
The native peoples and other residents of the TERRITORY of Alaska have long stuck with Denali, and objected strenuously to the name change to “McKinley”. It predates the 1970’s by a long margin.
Long past time to correct the geographic place names register.
kaffekup over 8 years ago
Will GMC now have to change its top trim level to, say, the Yukon McKinley model?
moosemin over 8 years ago
Whenever I read travel brochures, and read about that great mountain in publications, like National Geographic, I believe I have always read it as Denali. Although I sometimes think we carry PC too far, this is certainly an instance that repeals an act of disrespect, bordering on insolence, to the original peoples who have lived in Alaska for numerous generations, long before the Europeans and Russians barged in.
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
Boehner liked McKinley’s only Republican apporved “accomplishment”; The Spanish American war. (And our acquistion of Guantanamo for a prison?)
Crabbyrino Premium Member over 8 years ago
Funny…when our son summitted Denali, he didn’t declare it MT. TIMOTHY!
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
Kaffekup: I find it interesting that the SUV is the “Yukon Denali”- which, Denali is not IN the Yukon!