The Last of the Beothuk: Shanawdithit
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The Last of the Beothuk: Shanawdithit

31:16 Jan 13, 2026
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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. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: ???????????????????????????????????????????buymeacoffee.com/craigu??????????????????????????????????????????? Donate: ???????????????????????????????????????????canadaehx.com (Click Donate)??????????????????????????????????????????? Support: ???????????????????????????????????????????patreon.com/canadaehx??????????????????????????????????????????? Merch: ???????????????????????????????????????????https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx??????????????????????????????????????????? Hello Fresh: ???????????????????????????????????????????HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX??????????????????????????????????????????? E-mail: ???????????????????????????????????????????craig@canadaehx.com??????????????????????????????????????????? Twitter: ???????????????????????????????????????????twitter.com/craigbaird??????????????????????????????????????????? Threads: ???????????????????????????????????????????https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx??????????????????????????????????????????? Tiktok: ???????????????????????????????????????????https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx??????????????????????????????????????????? YouTube:
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