Shawnadithit
Shawnadithit
1801 (year uncertain)
June 6, 1829
| Nation(ality): | Beothuk |
| Occupation(s): | knowledge keeper | visual artist |
| gender: | woman |
| residences: | Newfoundland |
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Timeline
| Birth: | 1801 (year uncertain) |
Source(s): Dictionary of Canadian Biography. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/shawnadithit_6E.html |
| Death: | June 6, 1829 |
Source(s): Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/shawnadithit_6E.html |
Description
See Tapestry Opera production of Shawnadithit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2nIRYQIl8Y and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17PoaQojLn4
Context
Born to mother Doodebewshet, father not yet identified, in Newfoundland