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Trump’s Lake Ontario Rename Sparks Indigenous Outcry | US News
President Trump’s controversial executive order to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” has ignited a fierce backlash from the Seneca Nation, who argue it violates the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua—a sacred agreement affirming Indigenous sovereignty and perpetual friendship. President J. Conrad Seneca condemned the move as an erasure of history and culture, stressing that the treaty explicitly recognizes Lake Ontario as Haudenosaunee territory. While the U.S. claims ownership based on underwater boundaries, Canada and international bodies remain unaffected by the decree—prompting rebukes from…
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