AK HJR15

Urges the United States Congress to change the official name of Mount McKinley to Denali.

Notes that "Denali," an Athabaskan name meaning "The High One," has been used for thousands of years and is recognized worldwide as synonymous with the mountain, which stands at 20,320 feet.

Points out that the mountain was renamed to McKinley in 1896 by prospector William A. Dickey when William McKinley had only been named a Republican presidential candidate and had not yet taken office or visited Alaska.

States that the Alaska Board of Geographical Names officially recognizes the mountain as Denali and that Congress has blocked renaming attempts since 1975.

Directs that copies be sent to President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, congressional leadership, and all members of the 111th United States Congress.