Tour Overview
Follow in the footsteps of Indigenous North American visitors to Norwich.
A walking tour of Norwich that explores the hidden and not-so-hidden histories of Indigenous North American visitors to this city.
This walking tour has been produced by the AHRC-funded project, “Beyond the Spectacle: Native North American Presence in Britain,” a team of researchers from the Universities of East Anglia, Kent, and British Columbia, who are exploring the history of Indigenous North American peoples’ engagements and influence in Britain.
Website: https://research.kent.ac.uk/beyondthespectacle/
Email: beyondthespectacle@kent.ac.uk
Twitter: @beyondthespec
Stops
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Stop 1: Assembly House - Henry Pahtahquahong Chase, 1876
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Stop 2: Theatre Royal - Gowongo Mohawk, 1894 and 1907
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Stop 3: St. Giles Church - Rev. Henry Pahtahquahong Chase, 1876
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Stop 4: Guildhall - George Catlin's Lectures on North American Indians, 1848
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Stop 6: Akenawaka & Tomapamelaut, 1885
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Stop 7: Mexican Joe's Wild West Show, 1889
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Stop 8: Electric Theatre - Eagle Elk, 1926
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Stop 9: Norwich Station - Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1903
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Stop 10: Green Hills Gardens - Deerfoot, 1861
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