Indigenous leaders condemn Trump's move to rename Lake Ontario

Indigenous leaders condemn Trump’s move to rename Lake Ontario

OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders and advocates are outraged after U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

Indigenous leaders condemn Trump's move to rename Lake Ontario

Indigenous leaders and advocates say they're outraged after U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

‘It’s an Indigenous, Iroquoian word’

Canadian, Native voices rise against Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ by Amelia Schafer ICT Amid an escalating trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump signed a declaration Thursday to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” Canadian leaders and Indigenous voices spoke out against the idea. The declaration ignores the Indigenous history crucial to the region and Lake Ontario name’s roots in the Haudenosaunee language…