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+ READ ARTICLE. President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he would restore the original Native American name to the tallest peak in North America: Mount McKinley will once again be Denali.
Obama changes the name of Alaska's Mount McKinley to Denali. Posted at 5:41 pm on August 30, 2015 by Greg P. The king â¦ er, we mean President Obama â¦ announced today that heâs going to change the name of Alaskaâs Mount McKinley â named for President William McKinley of Ohio â to Denali, the local Athabascan name for the mountain: WH says formally changing the name of Mt. McKinley recognizes the sacred status of Denali to generations of Alaska Natives..