Seneca Nation requests reversal on ‘Lake America’ executive order
Summary
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca asked President Donald Trump to cancel an executive order that renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The Seneca Nation argues the name change breaks a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government.Key Facts
- President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”
- The order was issued on a Thursday before the Seneca Nation’s request.
- The Seneca Nation is a Native American tribe historically connected to the area around Lake Ontario.
- J. Conrad Seneca is the President of the Seneca Nation.
- The Seneca Nation says the name change violates a treaty made with the U.S. government 225 years ago.
- The treaty likely protects the original name or the tribe’s rights related to the lake.
- The Seneca Nation is formally asking President Trump to reverse the order and keep the lake’s original name.
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