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Numerous Indigenous peoples of the area had their own names for this prominent peak. The local Koyukon Athabaskan name for the mountain, used by the Indigenous Americans with access to the flanks of the mountain (living in the Yukon, Tanana and Kuskokwim basins), is Dinale or Denali (/ d ɪ ˈ n æ l i / or / d ɪ ˈ n ɑː l i /). [13]
Denali is a granitic pluton, mostly pink quartz monzonite, lifted by tectonic pressure from the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate; at the same time, the sedimentary material above and around the mountain was stripped away by erosion.
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 ...
Over the decades, people in Alaska have called it both Denali and Mount McKinley, said Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart, an associate professor of Alaska Native studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Executive Order 14172, titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness", is an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, on January 20, 2025, [1] the day of his second inauguration.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S ...
Chevak – from the Cup'ik phrase cev'aq, meaning "cut-through channel". Eklutna – from the Dena'ina phrase idluytnu, meaning "river of objects". Shared with the Eklutna River and Eklutna Lake. Emmonak – from the Yup'ik phrase imangaq, whose English translation is unclear. Hoonah – from the Tlingit phrase xunaa, meaning "leeward of the ...
Kissimmee – Disputed meaning, perhaps derived from Ais word "Cacema" meaning "long water". [43] Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language.