The Beothuk
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2009
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 14
- Recommended Grade
- 9
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550812589
- Publish Date
- Mar 2009
- List Price
- $12.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781550813043
- Publish Date
- Mar 2009
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
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.
About the author
Ingeborg Marshall has studied with great interest The Beothuk of Newfoundland since she became a resident of the province of Newfoundland. In 1984 she received a Masters of Anthropology from Memorial University. Her masters thesis, Beothuck Bark Canoes: An Analysis and Comparative Study was published by the National Museum in Ottawa. Her research on the Beothukk has included archaeological surveys of various camp and burial sites in the Notre Dame Bay area and systematic search of Archives in Canada and abroad for previously uncovered documents of the Beothuk.
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The Beothuk
The Beothuk became extinct in 1830. Little was known about these natives of what is now Newfoundland because they mostly avoided contact with newcomers. Marshall has pieced together information from artifacts, records made by naval commanders and information obtained from two Beothuk women captured by the English in the 1820s to create a comprehensive picture of the Beothuk people. Marshall first discusses Beothuk origins, social organization, hunting/fishing and gathering, and burial practices. She estimates there were 500 – 700 Beothuk in Newfoundland pre-contact. Disease and loss of food-gathering territory combined with conflict with settlers eventually led to the demise of the Beothuk.Marshall is considered the foremost authority on the Beothuk.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools. 2009-2010.