The Beothuk

by Ingeborg Marshall

Overview

A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550812589
Publisher:	Breakwater Books Ltd.
Publication date:	03/09/2009
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	6.05(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.26(d)

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.