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From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools

  • Written by Seth T. Kannarr, PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Tennessee
From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political toolsPresident Donald Trump re-renamed Denali as Mount McKinley in 2025.Tim Rains/National Park Service, CC BY

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it.

Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t valued in society. And the way that they are...

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