Editing Beothuk (section)

== Causes of starvation ==
The Beothuks avoided Europeans in Newfoundland by moving inland from their traditional settlements. First, they emigrated to different coastal areas of Newfoundland, places the Europeans did not have fish-camps, but they were over-run. Then, they emigrated to inland Newfoundland.<ref>{{cite book |first=Margaret |last=Conrad |title=History of the Canadian Peoples |edition=5th |pages=256–257}}</ref> The Beothuks' main food sources were caribou, fish, and seals; their forced displacement deprived them of two of these. This led to the over-hunting of caribou, leading to a decrease in the caribou population in Newfoundland. The Beothuks emigrated from their traditional land and lifestyle into ecosystems unable to support them, causing under-nourishment and, eventually, starvation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/aboriginal/beothuk-disappearance.php |title=Disappearance of the Beothuk |publisher=Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador |access-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907081020/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/aboriginal/beothuk-disappearance.php |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beo_extinction.html |title=Extinction of the Beothuk: Aboriginal Peoples: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage |website=www.heritage.nf.ca |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006025555/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beo_extinction.html |archive-date=October 6, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>