SJR 7 Alaska Senate · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

Urging the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of the Interior to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America.

This non-binding resolution (SJR 7) urges the U.S. President and Secretary of the Interior to maintain "Denali" as the official name for North America's tallest mountain. It directly addresses federal officials, referencing Alaska's 1975 designation of the name and the U.S. adoption of "Denali" in 2015. The resolution argues that renaming the mountain back to "Mount McKinley" would be costly, disrespectful to Alaska Natives, and inconsistent with the mountain's traditional Koyukon Athabaskan name meaning "the high one." As a procedural resolution, it does not change federal policy but formally requests the federal government preserve the current name.
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Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025
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