Event Type: Festival
CREATIVE PEEBLES FESTIVAL……John Buchan and the First Nations of Canada
DATE:
Mon 27 August
TIME:
7PM
PRICE:
£8 (includes refreshments)
A talk to illustrate John Buchan’s links with the Canadian First Nations tribes. As Governor General of Canada, Buchan toured extensively meeting the indigenous peoples and, on one occasion, was presented with a magnificent eagle feather headdress. Come and hear about Buchan’s links with the Blood Tribe and others stories, including excerpts from his novel Sick Heart River.
The John Buchan Story Museum, Chambers Institution
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