Churchill Peaks and the politics of naming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9220778 |
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| Authors | Fae L Korsmo (U.S. National Science Foundation), Michael P Sfraga, Michael Sfraga (University of Alaska Fairbanks) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 197 |
| Pages | 131-138 |
| Publication date | 2000-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400016235 |
| OpenAlex | W2114038094 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The highest mountain in North America bears two official names. While most visitors to Denali National Park in Alaska are familiar with the mountain's official name ‘McKinley,’ and with the frequently used Athabaskan name ‘Denali,’ the mountain also has a second official name: Churchill Peaks. This article traces the history and politics of naming Alaska's famous mountain, including the events that led to the addition of Churchill Peaks. Those events began when President Lyndon Johnson was unable to attend Winston Churchill's funeral in January 1965. The resulting controversy surrounding the naming of the great mountain reflects the ambiguous and often troubled relations between the national government and the remote northern periphery of the country
Archaeology · Ethnology · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Linguistics · National park · Political science · Politics · Archaeology and Natural History · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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