Rhonda McBride (@rhonda9hats.bsky.social)

Enjoyed writing this story, though the reason for it makes me sad. Learned a lot about Denali that makes me appreciate this magnificent mountain all the more -- thanks to Angela Gonzales, author of the Athabascan Woman Blog, and Wilson Justin, an Ahtna elder who is always eloquent.

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What’s in a name? Following presidential order, Athabascan reflections on the meaning of Denali In his play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, we ask, would a mountain by another name be as magni... https://www.knba.org/news/2025-01-29/whats-in-a-name-following-presidential-order-athabascan-reflections-on-the-meaning-of-denali