First Peoples in the Atlantic Region



Targets



This lesson will acquaint you with the ways of life of the First peoples in the Atlantic region.


When you have finished researching, you will know:

  • who the First peoples of the Atlantic region were 
  • how they made use of natural resources
  • what happened to the Beothuk First Nation

Introduction



This picture shows a very famous Beothuk woman with a very long name, Shawnadithit.

She was the last survivor of the Beothuk people who were the First Nations people living in Newfoundland.

Find out who she was and what happened in this lesson.


Click the frame to have a closer look at the image!
A miniature portrait which some sources date to 1841. It is believed to be a portrait of Shanawdithit, a Beothuk woman. Most likely a painted copy of Portrait of Demasduit (Mary March), by Lady Henrietta Hamilton 1819. ©Thinkstock