“For centuries, Alaskans have known this majestic mountain as the ‘Great One.’
Well. if that's the case, it should be named Mt. Levin
Posted on 08/30/2015 2:40:46 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
President Obama on Monday will announce a plan to rename Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali, the name that nearby natives have long used.
By taking action to officially name the 20,000-foot peak Denali, Obama will take the Alaskan Natives side in a dispute that has stretched on for more than a century.
“Generally believed to be central to the Athabascan creation story, Denali is a site of significant cultural importance to many Alaska Natives,” the White House said in a Sunday fact sheet. “The name ‘Denali’ has been used for many years and is widely used across the state today.”
Alaska first formally requested the change in 1975.
It has often been a bipartisan legislative priority among Alaska’s congressional delegation to rename the mountain. Lisa Murkowski (R), the state’s senior senator and chairwoman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which is responsible for the matter, has sponsored legislation in every session of Congress to do so since taking her seat.
At a hearing about the Denali bill in June, Murkowski said renaming the mountain “seems a fitting gesture and an appropriate way to honor the culture and history of Alaska Natives.”
“There is no need for this name confusion and controversy to continue,” she said.
At the same hearing, Victor Knox, the associate director for planning, facilities and lands at the National Park Service, which manages the mountain and surrounding area, said the Obama administrative respects the history of Denali and would not object to Murkowski’s legislation.
Efforts to rename the mountain have often faced strong opposition from Ohio and its congressional delegation in an attempt to preserve the honor of William McKinley. The 25th president was a presidential candidate when a gold prospector first named the peak after him.
The White House’s announcement did not specify how Obama and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will assert authority to change the mountain’s name without approval from Congress.
Obama announced the action as part of a series of efforts to improve outreach to Alaska Natives. He will meet Monday in Anchorage to discuss the efforts with Alaska Native leaders and Gov. Bill Walker (I), Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (D) and Murkowski.
The new actions include neighborhood revitalization funding for Anchorage, a native youth engagement program and wildlife management cooperation efforts.
A pagan culture.
You can equate Yeshua with ISIS at your own eternal peril.
Since you don’t know Yeshua, your opinion is irrelevant.
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A lot of state names come from native words, tribal names.
It’s not like we’ve neglected Indian culture.
I’ve Been calling it Denali for years.
President Obama on Monday will announce a plan to rename Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali, the name that nearby natives have long used>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Helping out General Motors ? Obama is indeed a scumbag.He would rename his daughter Denali if he thought he would score a few cheap political points.
I’m pretty sure she does.
The secretary of the interior has the legal authority to change the name if the Board of Geographic Names does not act in a “reasonable time.” The administration contends that, since the state of Alaska first requested the name change 40 years ago and the board hasn’t issued a ruling yet, it hasn’t acted in a timely manner.
Thank you for the explanation.
Isaiah 14:12-15:
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
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