And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

With a country this big, it’s no surprise you can find many beautiful mountains in the United States. Some of the most ...

The Trump administration’s moves to dramatically cut government spending have left much of Indian Country on edge, with tribal communities dependent on billions of dollars in federal funding and the ...

In a time of uncertainty, where environmental challenges grow more complex and the future feels unpredictable, two UC Santa ...

For instance, on Feb. 5, 1999, a record low of minus 54 degrees Fahrenheit was reported at the park headquarters. According to Anchorage Daily News, the name “Denali” originates from a Koyukon word ...

If you walk out to the end of the Canandaigua City Pier you will see a tiny island off to the right. In 1779 the island was bigger, nearly two ...

Denali is a Koyukon Athabascan word that means “the high one” — the tallest mountain in North America — and was referred to as Denali until 1896, when it was rechristened Mount McKinley by ...

Denali is a Koyukon Athabascan word that means “the high one” — the tallest mountain in North America — and was referred to as Denali until 1896, when it was rechristened Mount McKinley by gold ...

But over that century, Alaskans, climbers, and many others still called it by the name it had held for millennia: Denali, which is Koyukon Athabaskan for “The Great One.” President Obama ...