Fast Company
US · 3 hrs ago
Trump’s Lake Ontario name change clashes with a centuries-old treaty. Google Maps is on the hook, too
According to the president of the Seneca Nation, President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America is more than merely controversial: It flies in the face of a 232-year-old treaty—and social media thinks mapping platforms like Google Maps are just as guilty.
Last week, Trump signed the executive order, directing the Interior Department to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. It’s an apparent step in his ongoing trade fight with Canada. Earlier in…
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