<P> Shanawdithit made ten drawings for Cormack, some of which showed parts of the island, and others illustrated Beothuk implements and dwellings, along with tribal notions and myths . As she explained her drawings, she taught Cormack Beothuk vocabulary . She told him there were far fewer Beothuk than twenty years previously . To her knowledge, at the time she was taken, only a dozen Beothuk survived . Despite medical care from the doctor William Carson, Shanawdithit died of tuberculosis in Botwood on June 6, 1829 . At the time there was no known cure for the disease . </P> <P> The area around eastern Notre Dame Bay, on the northeast coast of Newfoundland, has been found to contain numerous archeological sites containing material from indigenous cultures . One of them is the Boyd's Cove site . Situated at the foot of a bay, it is protected by a maze of islands that shelter it from waves and winds . The site was found in 1981 during an archeological survey to locate Beothuk sites, in order to study their artifacts and gain more insight into Beothuk culture . </P> <P> Existing historical records were too limited to answer a number of important questions about the people . Few record - keeping Europeans had been in contact with the Beothuk, and information about their lives has been more limited . By contrast, peoples such as the Huron or the Mi'kmaq interacted with the French missionaries, who studied and taught them, and had extensive trade with French, Dutch and English, all of whom made records of their encounters . </P> <P> Numerous historical references document Beothuk presence in the region of Notre Dame Bay, especially in the last half of the 18th and the early part of the 19th century . Previous archaeological surveys and amateur finds indicated that it was likely that the Beothuk had lived in the area prior to European encounter . Eastern Notre Dame Bay has been known for its rich animal and fish life: seals, fish, and seabirds, and its hinterland supported large caribou herds . </P>

Who were the beothuk and what happened to them