The first European fishermen called the Beothuk "The Red Indians," because they painted masks of ochre on their faces. But beyond rare glimpses through the forest, the two groups had little ...

A Qalipu man is renewing calls to have the name of a mountain in central Newfoundland changed, arguing it's named after a settler infamous for ordering the deaths of several dozen Beothuk — and ...

When a group of English colonists led by John Guy decided to establish a permanent settlement in Newfoundland in 1610, the elusive Beothuk were an issue. A letter from Guy's British backers ...