Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order - AP News
The Seneca Nation says Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” violates the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua.
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“Can Trump really rename Lake Ontario, ‘Lake America’?”
It is unclear whether Trump can rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.
Key points
- Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office.
- The order gives the interior secretary 30 days to work with the Board on Geographic Names.
- Experts warn the move could erode Indigenous heritage and complicate diplomacy.
- Canada and US officials publicly reject or resist the rename on multiple fronts.
- There is no binding international authority enforcing a universal name for the lake.
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5 5 Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order - AP News
The Seneca Nation says Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” violates the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua.