Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The archaeological site of Nunalleq on the southwest coast of Alaska preserves a fateful moment, frozen in time.

Denali: Why is Donald Trump renaming cherished Alaska peak ‘Mount McKinley’? - The 47th president is wading back into a ...

Alaska Native Language map. Source: Alaska Geographic Alliance. Click image for a larger view At the time of contact with Russian explorers in the mid-18th century, Alaska was occupied by ...

The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The ...

These lessons were prepared by teachers attending the Alaska Geographic Alliance’s Harriman Summer Institute. The lesson are listed by principal subject; many are cross-disciplinary, and include ...

Exploring the history and influence of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the article delves into the significance of landmark naming in reflecting American history and culture. The board plays a ...

Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.

Immense beyond imagination, Alaska covers more territory than Texas, California, and Montana combined. Wide swaths of the 49th state—aptly nicknamed the “Last Frontier”—are untamed and ...