Beothuk People

Question 1

Beothuks

Answer 1

• Newfoundland’s aboriginal people

- became extinct in 1829 (Shawnadithit last surviving Beothuk before her death)

Question 2

Beothuk relationship with settlers

Answer 2

• not great; withdrew from settlers
• Didn’t participate in fur trade (didn’t really need to)
• No missonary efforts to the Beothuks (which would have encouraged interaction)
• No governors sent to Beothuks; nobody wanted them as allies as they didn’t have firearms

Question 3

Misconception about Beothuk extinction

Answer 3

• assumed that the Beothuks went extinct because Europeans killed them directly
• Rather, they were killed indirectly by no longer having access to coastlines where they found their food