Newfoundland
Image Source: An 1860 map of the Atlantic colonies shaded by counties (https://opentextbc.ca/preconfederation/chapter/14-5-atlantic-canada-and-confederation/)
There are two indigenous peoples in Newfoundland and who still live there: the Innu and the Mi'kmaq. The Mi'kmaq are related to the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia which you can read more about here. They were hunter-gatherers and have inhabited the region for over 10,000 years. From Frank G. Speck, Naskapi, (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1935) 32. Retrieved from https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/aboriginal/innu-history.php There was another indigenous peoples in Newfoundland known as the Beothucks. The relationship between the Beothucks and the Europeans was at first friendly; however, as more colonists settled in Newfoundland, the relationship began to sour. In 1829 the last Beothuck descendant, Shawnadithit, passed away, and since her passing, there have been no other trace of the people. You can learn more about the indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador here! Sources:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/reserves-in-newfoundland-and-labrador https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/aboriginal/aboriginal-peoples-introduction.php http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?BioId=37250 http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/NFLDHistory/NewfoundlandHistory-EarlyColonizationandSettlementofNewfoundland.htm
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