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Beyond the Spectacle: Indigenous Edinburgh

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Follow in the footsteps of Indigenous North American visitors to Edinburgh

A walking tour of Edinburgh that explores the hidden and not-so-hidden histories of Indigenous North American visitors to this famous capital 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 Kent, East Anglia, 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

  1. Stop 1: Royal Hotel, 53 Princes Street

  2. Stop 2: Music Hall, Assembly Rooms, George Street

  3. Stop 3: Hall, Queen's Street

  4. Stop 4: Princes Street Railway Station

  5. Stop 5: The Mound

  6. Stop 6: Assembly Hall, the Mound

  7. Stop 7: Edinburgh Castle

  8. Stop 9: Scottish Storytelling Centre

  9. Stop 10: Greyfriar's Kirkyard

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