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Trump’s Lake America Order Sparks Indigenous and Canadian Response | Winnipeg News
President Trump just signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” sparking outrage as part of a long history of erasing Indigenous place names across Turtle Island. Critics see it as another blow to Native sovereignty, echoing past policies that hurt Indigenous communities. But here’s the twist: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped in, defending the original Wendat name — over 400 years old — and declaring it will always be Lake Ontario. His bilingual defense, rooted in Indigenous heritage, may quietly reshape how Canada asserts its identity — and could become a…
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