@article {11534,
	title = {The World of Capitena Ioannis: Basques and Inuit in the Seventeenth Century},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d{\textquoteright}arch{\'e}ologie},
	volume = {41},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {173-211},
	abstract = {It is often thought that Europeans left Labrador about 1630, and that only Inuit populated the territory until French colonisation in 1703. This paper shows that Basques from Spain were present in the Strait of Belle Isle and Gran Baya, the northeast arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, throughout the seventeenth century. Thus, the Basque presence was roughly coterminous with Inuit expansion into this region. Using both historical and archaeological sources, the paper first summarises evidence that Basque navigation to the study area continued without interruption until about 1700. Secondly, it shows that Basques from Spain engaged in sealing and suggests that the seal economy brought them into direct contact with the Inuit, either as competitors or collaborators. Thirdly, it analyses traces of Basque cultural influences in seventeenth-century Inuit society.},
	author = {Brad Loewen}
}
