A poster shows the name change from Lake Ontario to Lake America, as President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the renaming amid a trade war with Canada. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The leader of the Seneca Nation on Friday called on President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.
Trump on Thursday signed an executive order renaming the body of water amid a trade dispute with Canada.
J. Conrad Sence, president of Seneca Nation, said, "The president cannot assert ownership over our culture or erase it through irresponsible political action."
"His order should be rescinded and the name Lake Ontario should be left as it is, reflective of the Seneca people, other Haudenosaunee nations and all Indigenous people surrounding the lake," Seneca said in a statement shared with WIVB.
