1. When was Shanawdithit alive?
From 1801- 1829
2. In which province was Shanawdithit born and raised?
She was born and raised in Newfoundland.
3. What Indigenous people tribe did Shanawdithit’s people belong to?
They all belonged to the Beothuk tribe.
4. What happened to Shanawdithit’s people when the Europeans arrived?
They didn’t have proper food sources and they got tuberculosis.
5. What happened to Shanawdithit’s mom and sister?
They died of tuberculosis.
6. What important things did Shanawdithit do when she was a servant for
white settlers?
She taught the whites all about the Beothuk people and their ways, because
she was the last one of them alive.
7. How did Shanawdithit die?
She died of tuberculosis.
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