Beyond the Spectacle: Indigenous Bristol

Follow in the footsteps of Indigenous North American visitors to Bristol.

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Beyond the Spectacle: Indigenous Bristol

England BS8, United Kingdom

Created By: Beyond the Spectacle

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A walking tour of Bristol that explores the hidden and not-so-hidden histories of Indigenous North American visitors to this famous port 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


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What You'll See on the Tour

The Bristol Museum, which has free entry, houses a collection of material relating to Indigenous peoples and also Native visitors to Bristol. The Curiosity Gallery on the first floor contains several displays of these artifacts, including ... Read more
The famous Dakota activist, Dr. Charles Eastman, lectured here in March 1928. Born in Minnesota in 1858, Eastman graduated from Dartmouth College in 1887, before training to be a physician at Boston University. His medical practice took him... Read more
In February 1885, the Rev. Henry Patahquahong Chase (Mississauga Ojibwe) attended a meeting of the Colonial and Continental Church Society here at the Victoria Rooms. According to newspaper reports, he gave an "interesting statement of his ... Read more
This ship (free of charge to visit!) is a full-size replica of the one that John Cabot used on his voyage to Newfoundland in 1497. It was able to carry 50 tuns (casks of wine). Eighty years later, the explorer Martin Frobisher returned to B... Read more
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Inside the M Shed (free entry), you can explore the Bristol Life Gallery on the 1st floor. There, a white padded Inuit outfit represents the story of Kalico, Arnaq, and Nutaaq, the three Inuits from Baffin Bay, in what is now Nunavut, Canad... Read more
After being forcibly brought to Bristol with much fanfare, the three Inuits were celebrated at a reception hosted by the Lord Mayor on October 9th, 1577. Kalicho demonstrated the use of his kayak and his spear to hunt ducks in the river. As... Read more
Barely a month after arriving in Bristol, Kalicho died from pneumonia, probably brought on by the broken ribs sustained during his capture. Arnaq died less than a week later, on November 13th, and both are buried at St Stephen's, although t... Read more
In March 1844, Joc-O-Sot or Walking Bear, a chief of the Meskwaki nation of Iowa, accompanied a Dr. Collyer at his lecture at Mr. Davey's Rooms, 1 Broad Street (approximately where you're standing). Joc-O-Sot had been wounded in Black Hawk'... Read more
Rev. Peter Jones (Mississauga Ojibwe) preached at the Ebenezer Chapel, located at this site, on February 5, 1832. This was part of a long tour of England that spanned over a year, in which Jones gave over 150 lectures, raised over £1000 fo... Read more

 

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