Obama renames Mt. McKinley

[PurplePride92]

So...

How far back are we supposed to go? What was it before Denali?

 

I think it was called Mt. Alexander. They should change it back to that.

[bugatti]

So...

How far back are we supposed to go? What was it before Denali?

From wiki......

The Koyukon Athabaskan people who inhabit the area around the mountain refer to the peak as Dinale or Denali. The name is based on a Koyukon word for "high" or "tall".^[18] During the Russian ownership of Alaska, the common name for the mountain was Bolshaya Gora (Russian: Большая Гора, bolshaya = Russian for big; gora = Russian for mountain), which is the Russian translation of Denali.^[19] It was briefly called Densmore's Mountain in the late 1880s and early 1890s^[20] after Frank Densmore, an Alaskan prospector who was the first European to reach the base of the mountain.^[21]

In 1896, a gold prospector named it McKinley as political support for then-presidential candidate William McKinley, who became president the following year. The United States formally recognized the name Mount McKinley after President Wilson signed the Mount McKinley National Park Act of February 26, 1917.^[22] The Alaska Board of Geographic Names changed the name of the mountain to Denali, which is how it is referred to locally. However, a 1975 request by the Alaska state legislature to the United States Board on Geographic Names to do the same was blocked by Ohio congressman Ralph Regula, whose district included McKinley's hometown of Canton.^[23]

Efforts to rename the mountain did not end there, however. On August 30, 2015, just ahead of a presidential visit to Alaska, the Barack Obama administration announced that the name Denali would be restored in line with the Alaska Geographic Board's designation.^[24] Sally Jewell, Obama's interior secretary, said the change had been "a long time coming".^[25]

Indigenous names for Denali can be found in seven different Alaskan languages.^[26] The names fall into two categories. To the south of the Alaska Range in the Dena'ina and Ahtna languages the mountain is known by names which translate as 'big mountain'. To the north of the Alaska Range in the Lower Tanana, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Holikachuk, and Deg Xinag languages the mountain is known by names which translate as 'the high one'^[27], 'the tall one' (Koyukon, Lower and Middle Tanana, Upper Kuskokwim, Deg Xinag, and Holikachuk), or 'big mountain' (Ahtna and Dena'ina).^[28]

[bugatti]

I always thought it would be cool if mountains were given naming rights by whomever makes the first ascent.

[Wireman]

So...

How far back are we supposed to go? What was it before Denali?

 

Grrrr Rawr Grrrrrr ROOOOAAAARRRR

[75center]

The outrage online over this has been hilarious. People love to complain about anything Obama related. :lol2:

 

And not one in 1000 will ever have it affect their life.

[spindoc]

Are people really outraged? And who are the people?

 

Bruce/Caitlyn? Only one major name change in a calendar year?

[InItToWinIt]

When I went there in 2013 they used both interchangeably. No big deal.

[halfback20]

I always thought it would be cool if mountains were given naming rights by whomever makes the first ascent.

 

Wouldn't be long until...Mount Deez Nuts...

[AHSPanther23]

What's in a name?

 

 

Aren't there more important issues than the name of a mountain?

[nkuclubbaseball19]

That settles it. I'm running for president when I'm eligible. I've always wanted to climb "Mt. Steep As Crap" and "Mt. It's Really Cold Up Here".

[spindoc]

That settles it. I'm running for president when I'm eligible. I've always wanted to climb "Mt. Steep As Crap" and "Mt. It's Really Cold Up Here".

You have my vote.

[Irish Cat]

That settles it. I'm running for president when I'm eligible. I've always wanted to climb "Mt. Steep As Crap" and "Mt. It's Really Cold Up Here".

 

How about Mt. Your Mom.

[doomer]

I'm cool with it...already have a Mount Doom (er)

[Science Friction]

Honestly, renaming the mountain may top his list of accolades.

 

 

Just silly... Universal healthcare will become very popular in time. Just watch. Already very successful in KY, the ACA will top the list when Mr Obama is written about by historians. It's a historic and landmark achievement and one, I predict, that will prove to be enormously popular over time.

[nkuclubbaseball19]

You have my vote.

 

I appreciate it. Since I don't have millions of dollars to fly from state to state campaigning, I think I'm going to pack my car this evening and get a head start on my 2024 ground campaign.

 

How about Mt. Your Mom.

 

That is awesome. Well done sir.