Marilou Awiakta - Cherokee

"According to tribal history, Cherokee people have existed since time immemorial. Our oral history extends back through the millennia. It’s recorded that our first European contact came in 1540 with Hernando DeSoto’s exploration of the southeastern portion of our continent.

Mary Tallmountain - Athabascan

"Ancestors of the present-day ACFN, then known as the Athabasca Chipewyan Band, signed Treaty 8 at Fort Chipewyan in 1899. Members of ACFN continue to hold the rights guaranteed by Treaty 8, including hunting, trapping, gathering and fishing rights. ACFN members actively exercise our Treaty rights on our Traditional Lands and carry out our traditional activities, as our ancestors have for generations.

Tiffany Midge - Lakota

"The Lakota are a very strong and fierce tribe with legendary warriors and the battles and treaties that took place between the Lakotas and the United States’ Government have a long and popular history. First recorded incidence was the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804 where the Lakotas did not allow the explorers to head upstream the Missouri river and the conflict ended without casualties after a standoff.

Persuasion Map - Related Locations

This map contains the actual locations referenced in the plot of Persuasion as well as realated locations connected to the issues raised in the novel: i.e. class rank and manners, marriage and financial security, entail, primogeniture, vacation spots for the wealthy gentry and upper class, seaside locations in the south of England, and of course the British Royal Navy and their travels across the British Empire.

Please add your contribution as you identify important locations in the novel.

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