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Trump’s Lake America Plan and Its Roots | Green Bay News
President Trump’s rumored plan to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” sparks debate amid trade talks with Canada — a move echoing his failed 2023 attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico. But this lake, with roots in Indigenous languages meaning “lake of shining waters,” holds deep historical and cultural significance for both nations, serving as a vital link between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. From ancestral lands to wartime battles and bustling 19th-century trade, its waters tell a story shaped by Indigenous stewardship and shared history — making the renaming proposal not just…
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