Beothuk
Beothuk appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Canada and the Subarctic (North America) from c. 1000 to 1829 CE, a span of 829 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).
Hunters of Newfoundland who painted themselves with red ochre. Pushed from the coast by European fishermen, they died out when Shanawdithit, the last known Beothuk, died in 1829.
See Beothuk on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 to 1829 CE
- Duration
- 829 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Canada and the Subarctic, North America
- Language family
- Isolates and ancient
Events in North America during its time
- Norse reach Vinland
- Cahokia grows into a city
- The Great Drought
- John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
- De Soto and Coronado expeditions
- Jamestown founded
- Champlain founds Quebec
- Pueblo Revolt
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Norse Greenland
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
- Vinland (L'Anse aux Meadows)
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Beothuk exist?
c. 1000 to 1829 CE, about 829 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Beothuk?
Canada and the Subarctic, in North America.
What language did Beothuk speak?
Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.