- Beothuk - Wikipedia
The explorer William Cormack founded the Beothuk Institute in 1827 to foster friendly dealings with the Beothuk and support their culture His expeditions found Beothuk artifacts but he also learned the society was dying out
- Beothuk - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Beothuk (meaning “the people” or “true people” in their language) were an Indigenous people who traditionally inhabited Newfoundland At the time of European contact in the 16th century, the Beothuk may have numbered around 500 to 1,500 people
- Beothuk | Indigenous, Newfoundland, Extinction | Britannica
Beothuk, North American Indian tribe of hunters and gatherers that resided on the island of Newfoundland; their language, Beothukan, may be related to Algonquian, but some authorities believe it to have been an independent language
- The Beothuk - Heritage
The Beothuk are the Indigenous people of the island of Newfoundland They were Algonkian-speaking hunter-gatherers who probably numbered less than a thousand people at the time of European contact
- The Beothuk Indians – “Newfoundland’s Red Ochre People”
Lying off Canada’s East Coast, Newfoundland makes up one part of Canada’s tenth Province, Newfoundland and Labrador The Beothuk may descend from a people called the Maritime Archaic, who inhabited Newfoundland and Labrador from around 5500-1000 BC
- Native Americans: The Beothuk (Red Indian) History and Culture
Culture, history and genealogy of the Beothuk Indians (also known as Red Indians ) Includes a fact sheet for kids, a biography of Shawnadithit, and interactions between the Skraelings and Vikings
- CANADA HISTORY
The Beothuk people were one of the few Indigenous groups that did not engage in regular trade or cooperation with Europeans, choosing instead to maintain their distance and avoid contact
- Beothuk Institute
The Beothuk Institute is committed to developing a better public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history and culture of the Beothuk, of their prehistoric ancestors, and of other First Nation Peoples of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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