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Senate panel adopts working draft urging federal preservation of Denali name
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee on Jan. 28 adopted a committee substitute as its working document for Senate Joint Resolution 7, which urges federal officials and Alaska's congressional delegation to preserve "Denali" as the mountain's official name and requests outreach to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and the Secretary of the Interior.
The Alaska Senate State Affairs Committee on Jan. 28 adopted a committee substitute as its working document for Senate Joint Resolution 7, a measure urging federal officials to preserve Denali as the mountain's official name.
Representative Maxine Deibert, who introduced the House companion, told the committee Denali "has been known by its true name for thousands of years" and said the Koyukon Athabaskan name means "the tall 1." "Denali is more than a mountain," Deibert said. "It is a cornerstone of Alaska's history, a tribute to our diverse culture, and a testament to the people who have cherished this land for millennia."
The committee substitute incorporates new…
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