The Beothuk
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The Beothuk

A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland.

Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers. This title uses archaeological evidence, historical records, as well a maps, diagrams, and illustrations to explore the history of the Beothuk

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Ingeborg Marshall

Ingeborg Marshall has studied with great interest the Beothuk of Newfoundland since she became a resident of the province of Newfoundland.

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The introduction provides an overview of the sequence of information that is presented in the book and the author’s goals
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 1 $0.10
This chapter investigates the prehistory of the Beothuk: When and how they first arrived in Newfoundland and the archaeological evidence discovered at numerous sites around the island.
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 4 $0.40
This chapter uses archaeological evidence to describe the distribution of Beothuk communities in Newfoundland pre-Contact.
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 3 $0.30
This chapter describes life in pre-contact Beothuk communities with a focus on food gathering throughout the year. This chapter also serves as a brief general overview of the seasonal cycles …
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 6 $0.60
This chapter discuses Beothuk burial practice using archaeological evidence and the accounts of outside observers.
 5 $0.50
This chapter discusses initial contact between the Beothuk and European explorers in the 16th century and how this initial contact began to destabilize the Beothuk way of life
 3 $0.30
This chapter explorers the relationship between Beothuk communities and other indigenous groups, and how these relationships changed over time.
 3 $0.30
This chapter explorers the conflict that occurred between the Beothuk and white settlers in the 1700’s
 3 $0.30
This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant John Cartwright in Notre Dame Bay in the late 1700s
 7 $0.70
This chapter describes the escalation of the conflict between the Beothuk and European fishermen and furriers in the late 18th century
 4 $0.40
This chapter explorers how the colonial government in Newfoundland interacted with the Beothuk around the turn of the 19th century.
 4 $0.40
This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant David Buchan in the early 19th century
 5 $0.50
This chapter describes the experiences of a Beothuk captive in the early 19th century.
 4 $0.40
This chapter describes the evolving relationship between the Beothuk at Notre Dame bay and the Mi’kmaq community who lived there in the early 1800s
 3 $0.30
This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of William Eppes Cormack in the early 19th century
 3 $0.30
This chapter describes the life of the last known Beothuk individual, a woman named Shanawdithit.
 6 $0.60
Conclusion
 2 $0.20