Seneca Nation leadership has condemned a recent executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America," arguing the move violates a long-standing treaty between Native American tribes and the U.S. government. The president of the Seneca Nation called on the administration to reverse the decision, framing it as a disregard for historical agreements. The dispute centers on whether federal authority over waterways supersedes the treaty’s protections. Critics say the name change risks undermining Indigenous sovereignty and cultural recognition.
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called Friday for President Trump to rescind his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Seneca said in a statement that this name change, which President Trump authorized in a Thursday executive order, violated the terms of...
