Dot Bardarson, a well-known Alaska artist from Seward, has won many awards and commissions for her work and has long served as an arts advocate. Among her honors are the 2019 Alaska Governor’s ...
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'In Alaska, It's Denali'
Alaska's two senators, both Republicans, are trying to reverse one of President Trump's Day 1 executive orders. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to change the federal government's name for ...
Alaskan leaders continue to unite behind keeping with the traditional name of North America’s highest peak. In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, Sen. Lisa Murkowski presented a ...
Earlier this month, the Alaska Legislature passed a resolution urging the Trump administration to reverse course and keep the name Denali. J. Elizabeth Peace, a spokesperson with the U.S. Interior ...
The resolution was sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dibert, a Democrat who is Koyukon Athabascan. Members of that tribe bestowed the name Denali, or “the high one,” on the mountain in interior Alaska.