1. Indigenous People By: Stacy & Colette

2. Peopling the land How did the Indigenous people get here? The Beringia Land Bridge is now under water Splitting into multiple groups

3. Population Distribution Approximately 40-60 million people living in the Americas. Hunter-Gathers Within the groups there was a trade network . Conflict

4. Paleo-Americans Paleo-Americans were the descendants of the people who once crossed the Beringia land bridge. This tribe was made up of four different groups: Labrador Archaic Maritime Archaic Intermediate Indians Recent Indians

5. Labrador Archaic The Labrador Archaic's arrived in Newfoundland approximately 9000 years ago. The tools of the Labrador Archaic were very distinct. Were hunters of both land and marine mammals. Flaked stoned knives Dart points

6. Maritime Archaic Maritime Archaics were the first to settle in Newfoundland. The tools they left behind told us how they lived. Ramah chert spear points Woodworking tools

7. Intermediate Indians Intermediate Indians were living in Southern and Central Labrador between 2000 and 3500 years ago. Only a few traces of artifacts were found belonging to the Intermediate Indians. Projectile points

8. Recent Indians The Recent Indians were direct ancestors of the Beothuk. The tools they left behind were much like the Labrador Archaic tools, they were very distinctive Arrowheads

9. Paleo-Eskimos The Paleo-Eskimos moved to Newfoundland around 2100 BCE The Paleo-Eskimos lived in sheltered inner-areas along the Northern Labrador Coast. This tribe was made up of two different groups: Pre-Dorset Groswater Paleo-Eskimos

10. Pre-Dorset The Pre-Dorset were biologically and culturally related to the Inuit. The Pre-Dorset eventually became adapted to their new lifestyle.

11. Groswater Paleo-Eskimos Around 3000 BP there was a drastic increase in Newfoundland and Labrador's population. Groswater Bay. Many of the tools used by the Groswater people are similar enough to those of the earliest Paleo-Eskimos