Otaktay means, “the one who kills many.” I live in a mamateeks (mamateeks were cone-shaped wooden houses covered in birch bark. It looks like a teepee). I am married to Wuti (which means woman); I have a son named Honiahaka (which means little wolf), and a daughter named Ominotago (which means beautiful voice).
The Beothuk Indians became extinct in the year of 1829. The last one standing was a teenage girl named Shawnadithit. They became extinct because of violence, starvation, disease, and isolation from the Europeans. The Beothuk tribe is one of the only Native American regions with no known survivors. Some who escaped went to the Innu and Micmac tribes.
They are located in Newfoundland, Canada.Or raiding Micmac or Mohawk warriors, who often adopted prisoners-of-war as family members, may have captured some Beothuks. But any Beothuk refugees or adoptees were quickly absorbed into the larger nations that took them in. Unlike other eastern Canadian tribes, no one still practices the unique culture the Beothuks once had.
I liked all the Beothuk words you included at the beginning. Also, you found some beautiful photos.
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