When Europeans arrived in Newfoundland, beginning with John Cabot in 1497, the Beothuk saw their land taken, the animals they depended on hunted and harvested, and new diseases introduced that they had no immunity to.
By the 1800s, few Beothuk remained. One was Shanawdithit.
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When Europeans arrived in Newfoundland, beginning with John Cabot in 1497, the Beothuk saw their land taken, the animals they depended on hunted and harvested, and new diseases introduced that they had no immunity to.
By the 1800s, few Beothuk remained. One was Shanawdithit.
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*sources*
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shawnadithit
Dictionary of Canadian Biography: https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/shawnadithit_6E.html
Parks Canada: https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1936
Heritage Newfoundland: https://heritagenl.ca/discover/provincial-historic-commemorations-program-designations/shanawdithit/
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