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Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's ‘Lake America’ executive order

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 violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a "blatant disrespect" for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place.

Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's ‘Lake America’ executive order

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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 violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a...

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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 violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a "blatant disrespect" for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place.

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  • 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 violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a...

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