President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Great Salt Lake, the largest lake in North America, to "Lake America". The measure was announced in a context of growing diplomatic tension between the United States and Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney publicly rejected the decision. In his response, Carney highlighted the indigenous etymology of the original name of the Great Salt Lake, using this argument to reinforce the contestation of Trump's unilateral decision.
The name change proposed by Trump comes at a time of significant increase in tensions between the two countries, which have been intensifying in recent months. Carney has used historical and cultural arguments to contest the measures taken by the American administration.
