Shanawdithit: A Beothuk Story
A young Beothuk woman tells the story of her experiences witnessing recent interactions between her people and Europeans.
A young Beothuk woman tells the story of her experiences witnessing recent interactions between her people and Europeans.
Violet Cummings
Shanawdithit
Andrew Hibbitts
William Cormack
John McKinnon
Charles Simms
Julia Blanchard
Demasduit
Eric White
Nonosbawsut
Ian Locke
John Peyton
Andrew Musgrave
Soldier 1
Keith Bonnell
Trapper
Peter Buckle
David Buchan
A young Beothuk woman tells the story of her experiences witnessing recent interactions between her people and Europeans.
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