Senator Lisa Markowski (R-Alaska) It was introduced Laws on Thursday to change the name of North America's highest mountain, Denali, after President Trump issued an executive order after he changed its name to “Mount McKinley” in his office.
The bill, co-hosted by state Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), uses the name “Denali” in all official references to Mount Alaska, including US laws, maps, regulations and more. It must be. record.
“In Alaska, that's Denali,” Murkowski said in a statement. “If you look at it first hand and take in the dignity of its size and breathe in the cold air, you can see why the Athabascan of the Corn called it “great thing.” ”
“This is not a political issue,” Murkowski said, saying she had introduced the same law in three previous legislatures.
“Alaskans from every walk in life have long defended this mountain to be recognized by its real name,” Murkowski said. “So today I have reintroduced the law officially maintaining the typical name of this mountain, “Denali.” ”
In 2015, under former President Obama, the Interior Bureau officially changed the mountain's name from “Mount McKinley” to “Denali” forty years after Alaska made the same name change.
Trump argues that former President McKinley should be honored, originally declared in 1917. He made that change on the first day of his second term with an executive order, “Restoring names that respect America's greatness.”
“President McKinley supported tariffs to protect US manufacturing, boost domestic production and promote US industrialization and global reach to new ranges,” Trump wrote in an executive order. derives clear similarities with former Republican leaders.
“He was tragically assassinated in an attack on our country's values and our success. He should be respected for his unwavering commitment to America's greatness.”
The Alaska Congress has adopted a resolution urging Trump, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Committee on Geographical Names of the United States, to maintain the name Denali.
