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I JUST realized that the Denali clan is called the Denali clan because that is their last name, not because they live in Denali. I have been a fan of Twilight for years and I realized this just now, and I am LIVID because I’m Alaskan and I know personally how stupid it is.
The last name Denali doesn’t even make sense. The national park and the mountain were named Denali because it is a word coming from the Athabaskan language of the Koyukon indigenous peoples of the area. Why would that be Tanya’s last name???
What’s even WORSE is that she’s originally from Slovakia! So it would have made SENSE for her to have a Slovakian or a Russian last name. And if you know ANYTHING about Alaska, you would know that RUSSIAN LAST NAMES ARE SUPER COMMON BECAUSE THEY COLONIZED ALASKA BEFORE THE USA!!!!!!!
Ugh I am irrationally angry about this I just ranted about it to my boyfriend, and he agreed with me even though he hates Twilight.
WHY STEPHENIE WHYYYY?????