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Old 07-10-2007, 01:03 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by aopel
I was wondering if anyone knew any of the Native American names for any of the islands in the lake?

Also, does anyone have a good reference for books on Native American history in the lakes region and/or the native language.

Thanks,

Andy
Have you tried a library?

Most Islands still have the same names used by the colonists.

The early colonist were from different countries and thusly spoke different languages.

Unlike today, the assimilated language was English, or at least, the US version of English.
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