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The Beothuk at Ferryland

An article about the discovery during the 1995 archaeological field season showing evidence that Ferryland had been occupied by the Beothuk.
Indigenous Relations with Europeans 1600-1900

The nature of Newfoundland and Labrador's economy limited direct interaction between Indigenous groups and Europeans for much of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Ferryland Before Calvert - Colony of Avalon Walking Tour

This text and image-based tour examines artifacts left by the Beothuk and then European fishermen who occupied the area before the Colony of Avalon was founded in 1621.
Introduction - Colony of Avalon Walking Tour

An introduction to the text and image-based walking tour of the Colony of Avalon.
Belief-Related Beothuk Practices

Religion and belief related practices with the Beothuk people.
The Boyd's Cove Beothuk Site

About the Boyd's Cove beothuk historical site.
Beothuk Appearance and Clothing Items

Personal appearance and clothing items of the Beothuk people.
Beothuk Culture

Beothuk material culture consists of the physical things left behind by these people including their tools, weapons and features
Disappearance of the Beothuk

Shanawdithit and the Extinction of the Beothuk
Beothuk Population Distribution

Distribution and size of the Beothuk population, leadership and communal activities
Post-Contact Beothuk History

Beothuk history after contact with the Europeans
Beothuk Housing

Types of Beothuk housing structures
Hunting Tools and Techniques; Food Preparation and Storage

Hunting tools, techniques and food preparation and storage of the Beothuk people.
The Beothuk ("Boeothick") Institution

The Beothuk Institution and preservation of Beothuk history
Precontact Beothuk Land Use

Beothuk land use precontact with the Europeans
Transportation

Types of transportation used by the Beothuk people
The Beothuk

The Beothuk are the Indigenous people of Newfoundland. They were Algonkian-speaking hunter-gatherers who probably numbered less than a thousand people at the time of European contact.
First Arrivals

The Palaeo-Indians in North America
Indigenous Peoples

About Indigenous ancestry of the Inuit, the Innu, the Mi'kmaq and the Southern Inuit of NunatuKavut.
Innu Culture

Innu culture and traditions

Matching Articles"Indigenous Peoples" (Total 49)

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