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Trump's Lake Rename Sparks Indigenous Outcry | Lafayette Louisiana News
Seneca Nation leader blasts Trump’s plan to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” calling it a blatant disrespect to Indigenous culture and a violation of the 225-year-old Treaty of Canandaigua signed by George Washington. The move, tied to stalled U.S.-Canada trade talks, ignores the lake’s original Indigenous names — “oniatarí:io” from the Huron and “sga:nyodai:yoh” from the Seneca — both meaning “beautiful lake.” Canada has strongly opposed the renaming, with Prime Minister Trudeau rejecting Trump’s authority to impose such a change. This latest gesture underscores Trump’s broader…
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