Coverage dated August 28, 2026 to September 1, 2026
Lake Ontario renamed Lake America: Seneca Nation President calls Trump executive order a treaty violation
Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The President of the Seneca Nation believes U.S. President Donald Trump may be violating a centuries old peace treaty by renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. J. Conrad Seneca says the President’s executive order disregards proper consultation protocols required under the Treaty o…
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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.
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 Nation President J. Conrad Seneca is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. One day after Trump inked an executive order on Thursday changing the name of the lake under the official U.S.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The President of the Seneca Nation believes U.S. President Donald Trump may be violating a centuries old peace treaty by renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. J. Conrad Seneca says the President’s executive order disregards proper consultation protocols required under the Treaty o…
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