Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order - AP News
First reportAl Jazeera · 28 Aug, 14:36Z
Latest reportAP News · 28 Aug, 23:10Z
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Why it matters
What
The Seneca Nation says Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” violates the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua.
Why
President J. Conrad Seneca says preserving the lake’s Indigenous name honors a treaty promising perpetual peace with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Watch
Attention turns to Trump’s response and whether the Interior Department updates the federal geographic naming service.
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Summary
- 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.
Summary
- Seneca Nation concludes Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' violates a 225-year treaty.
- Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca requests rescission and preservation of the lake’s Indigenous name.
- The renaming stems from a Trump order directing the Interior Department to update the geographic naming service.
- The 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua promises perpetual peace between the U.S. and Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
- Name origins trace to Huron word oniatarí:io and Seneca language sga:nyodai:yoh, meaning 'beautiful lake'.