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  2. Beothuk - Wikipedia

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    The Beothuk (/ b iː ˈ ɒ t ə k / or / ˈ b eɪ. ə θ ʊ k /; also spelled Beothuck) [1] [2] were a group of Indigenous people of Canada who lived on the island of Newfoundland. [ 3 ] The Beothuk culture formed around 1500 CE.

  3. Beothuk language - Wikipedia

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    Beothuk (/ b iː ˈ ɒ t ə k / or / ˈ b eɪ. ə θ ʊ k /), also called Beothukan, is an extinct language once spoken by the indigenous Beothuk people of Newfoundland. The Beothuk have been extinct since 1829, and there are few written accounts of their language. Hence, little is known about it, with practically no structural data existing ...

  4. Shanawdithit - Wikipedia

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    Shanawdithit was born near a large lake on the island of Newfoundland in about 1801. [2]: 233 At the time the Beothuk population was dwindling, their traditional way of life becoming increasingly unsustainable in the face of encroachment from both European colonial settlements and other Indigenous peoples, as well as infectious diseases from Europe such as smallpox against which they had ...

  5. Demasduit - Wikipedia

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    List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador; Shanawdithit and Demasduit were the last members of the Beothuk people of Newfoundland and Labrador; Ishi, the last known member of the Yahi people of California; Squanto, the last member of the Patuxet people of Massachusetts; The Man of the Hole, last member of an uncontacted people of Brazil

  6. Skræling - Wikipedia

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    The Greenlanders' Saga and the Saga of Erik the Red, which were written in the 13th century, use this same term for the people of the area known as Vinland whom the Norse met in the early 11th century. The word subsequently became well known, and has been used in the English language since the 18th century. [5]

  7. Nonosabasut - Wikipedia

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    Nonosabasut (died March 1819) was a leader of the Beothuk people. He was the head of a family and partner of Demasduit , and was born on the island of Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada).

  8. Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Boyd's Cove Beothuk Site Museum Homes in the community Archeological site Statue of Shanawdithit in Boyd's Cove. Boyd's Cove, also known as Boyd's Harbour, is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is near Lewisporte.

  9. Category:Beothuk people - Wikipedia

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