Newfoundland and Labrador: Aboriginal Peoples, The Beothuk, The Micmac, The Innu, The Inuit, a History

By George Spencer

Newfoundland and Labrador. Aboriginal Peoples, The Beothuk, The Micmac, The Innu, The Inuit, a History. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador today is home to four peoples of Aboriginal ancestry: the Inuit, the Innu, the Mi'kmaq and the Southern Inuit of NunatuKavut (formerly the Labrador Inuit-Metis). The Inuit are the descendants of the Thule people who migrated to Labrador from the Canadian arctic 700 to 800 years ago. The primary Inuit settlements are Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet on the north coast of Labrador, but Inuit people are also found in a number of other Labrador communities. They are represented by the Labrador Inuit Association. The Innu, formerly known as the Naskapi-Montagnais, are descended from Algonkian-speaking hunter-gatherers who were one of two Aboriginal peoples inhabiting Labrador at the time of European arrival. The major Innu communities in Labrador are Sheshatshiu on Lake Melville in central Labrador and Utshimassit (Davis Inlet) on Labrador's northern coast. Today the Innu are represented by the Innu Nation. The Southern Inuit are descendants of Europeans and Labrador Native people, primarily the Inuit. Southern Inuit today live in a number of communities on the central and southern Labrador coast. They are represented by the NunatuKavut Community Council which is currently attempting to win acceptance of its Aboriginal status from the federal and provincial governments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 198515188X
• ISBN13: 9781985151888
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"