# Indigenous chief ‘outraged’ by Trump order to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’

https://mins.news/en/video/39331

- Global News, 2026-08-31 21:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2AM2pR6zp8

> Chief Donald Maracle of the Mohawks of Bay of Quinte condemned President Donald Trump for signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” in the United States. Maracle called the move unacceptable, said he was outraged and questioned what good purpose it would serve.

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