Table of Contents
Introduction
Natural Environment
Aboriginal Peoples
Society, Economy
and Culture
Exploration and Settlement
The Arts
Government and Politics
Aboriginal Peoples
Table of Contents
Aboriginal Peoples: Introduction
Prehistoric People
The Thule
The First Arrivals
Maritime Archaic Tradition
Palaeo-Eskimo Peoples
Intermediate Indians
Recent Indians
Terminology
Bibliography for Prehistoric Peoples
The Beothuks
Culture
Pre-Contact Land Use
Post-Contact History
The Boyd's Cove Beothuk Site
Beothuk Language
Distribution and Size of Population
Hunting and food preparation
Personal appearance and clothing
Beothuk housing
Transportation
The Beothuk Institution
Beothuk Extinction
Bibliography for The Beothuks
The Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Traditional Mi'kmaq Culture
History of the Newfoundland Mi'kmaq
Pre-Contact Mi'kmaq Land Use
Mi'kmaq Organizations and Land Claims
Impact of Non-Aboriginal Activities on the Mi'kmaq
Bibliography for The Mi'kmaq
The Innu
Innu History
Innu Culture
Pre-Contact Innu Land Use
Innu Organizations and Land Claims
Impacts of Non-Aboriginal Activities on the Innu
Bibliography for The Innu
The Inuit
Pre-Contact Inuit Land Use
Post-Contact History
Inuit Organizations and Land Claims
Impact of Non-Aboriginal Activities on the Inuit
Bibliography for The Inuit
The Métis
Métis History
Métis Culture
Métis Organizations and Land Claims
Impacts of Non-Aboriginal Activities on Métis
Bibliography for the Métis