Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order
President Donald Trump says he’s renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that updated the lake’s name for the U.S. geographic naming service. The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” saying it shows a disrespect for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place. (AP Production by: Joseph B. Frederick) President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) People look out across Lake Ontario and the Toronto Skyline from the Toronto Harbour in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug.
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Conrad Seneca on Friday called for Trump’s order to be rescinded and for the Lake Ontario name to remain as a reflection of the Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada who lived in territory around and along the lake long before the creation of either nation. “The President cannot assert ownership over our culture or erase it through irresponsible political action,” he said in a statement.
