Column: He mana ko ka inoa ‘āina o ka ‘ōiwi

Synopsis: Names have spiritual power in the indigenous worldview, even those of natural features. Changing Denali back to Mount McKinley is tantamount to sacrilege. In Aotearoa, several of these features are recognized as having “personhood,” and their Mäori names remain intact.

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