Signs Written Upon the Water: On Some Representations of the Great Lakes as Inland Seas

The Great Lakes constitute a de facto geographical boundary that corresponds neither to the history of the North American as it was settled by Europeans nor by Native Americans. The peoples who live along the Great Lakes must take into account the broad differences in legislative and cultural materials.

I Grandi Laghi costituiscono una frontiera de facto che corrisponde né alla storia del continente Nord Americana come fu conquistato dagli Europei, né dagli Nativi Americani. I popoli che vivono nei dintorni dei Grandi Laghi devono adeguarsi alle grande differenze di legislative e di materiali culturali.