Senator Murkowski Speaks to Cultural Importance of Denali's Name

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · December 9, 2025

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Cultural importance and local reverence for Denali

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A lawmaker said Alaskans feel strongly about the mountain’s name and described how residents look for the peak when flying into Ted Stevens International Airport, framing the peak as an object of local reverence.

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A lawmaker told a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing that Alaskans strongly prefer the mountain be called Denali and urged the administration to reexamine its position after an executive order restored the name Mount McKinley. The speaker emphasized the name’s cultural significance to Koyukon Athabaskan people and noted a state petition dating to 1975.

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