While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.

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The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico, as requested by the new president.

President Trump directs the Interior Department to develop a plan for federal recognition of 55,000-member Lumbee Tribe within 90 days, amid opposition from Eastern Cherokee.

Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior are partnering to utilize film and media to help preserve and advance Native languages.

When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The two-term

President Donald Trump has the power to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but whether people will call it that is an open question.

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP signed a sweeping executive order Sunday that told federal agencies to “immediately take action” to deliver more Central Valley water and eliminate rules that stand in the way,

Trump is directing the Education Department let states use federal funds to support K-12 school choice initatives.