shaw-na-dith-it

Updated: May 6, 2025

Shaw-na-dith-it knew from bitter experience, that all former attempts made by Europeans to open a communication with the Red Indians, had to the latter issued only in the most disastrous and fatal results.

Joseph Noad - Lecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland : Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, : Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859

Now, compare this account with what Captain Buchan saw, bearing in mind that it was only the larger encampment he surprised, of the two smaller ones, it does not appear that he was at all aware, Shaw-na-dith-it states the encampment contained forty-two persons, of whom nineteen were children.

Joseph Noad - Lecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland : Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, : Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859

In her own person she had received two gun-shot wounds at two different times from volleys fired at the band she was with by the English people at the Exploits one wound was that of a slug through the leg. Poor Shaw-na-dith-it! she died destitute of any of this world's goods, yet, desirous of showing her gratitude to one from whom she had received great kindness, she presented a keepsake to Mr.

Joseph Noad - Lecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland : Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, : Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859