Indigenous leaders condemn Trump’s plan to rename Lake Ontario
By The BriefBrief
Indigenous leaders condemned Donald Trump’s move to rename Lake Ontario. They pointed to the lake’s name origin in the Wendat word “Ontari:io,” meaning “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big.”
WHO:Indigenous leaders
WHAT:Indigenous leaders condemned Trump’s move to rename Lake Ontario.
WHEN:Reported Aug 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:Cause not yet established.
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