The Beothuk of Newfoundland: A Vanished People

by Ingeborg Marshall

Overview

A wonderful history of the Red Indians of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book shares all available information concerning every aspect of Beothuk life-housing, clothing, hunting methods, arts and social life. Ingeborg Marshall gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was completely destroyed after the arrival of white settlers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550813050
Publisher:	Breakwater Books Ltd
Publication date:	07/01/1991
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	4 MB

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.