1. History Of Newfoundland And Labrador - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The History of Newfoundland and Labrador starts with two separate regions, the Colony of Newfoundland and the region of Labrador, then converge after 1949, with the creation of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

History of Newfoundland and Labrador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search The History of Newfoundland and Labrador is actually the story of two separate geographical regions that have been linked together for thousands of years through common interests and family ties. Newfoundland can trace its legal links with Labrador back to the commission issued to Newfoundland Governor Thomas Graves in 1763, which extended his jurisdiction to the "Coasts of Labrador." The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London later confirmed the current Labrador boundary as part of Newfoundland in 1927, and the two regions were joined in name when they entered Canada together in 1949. Human inhabitation in Newfoundland and Labrador can be traced back about 9000 years to the people of the Maritime Archaic Tradition. They were gradually displaced by people of the Dorset Culture (paleoeskimos and finally by the Innu and Inuit in Labrador and the Beothuks on the island. The oldest known European contact was made over a thousand years ago when the Vikings briefly settled in L'Anse aux Meadows . Five hundred years later, European explorers (

2. History Of Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada - NewfoundlandLabrador.com The history behind Newfoundland Labrador is a history which runs deep in the people of the province. There isn’t a rock, cliff, tree or cave around here without a legend http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/About/OurCulturalHeritage/History.aspx

About Our Architecture Our Breathing Room Our Creativity ... Travel Blog About Our Architecture Our Breathing Room Our Creativity Our People ... Twitter addthis_pub = 'applecore'; Home Français Deutsch Nederlands ... Our Cultural Heritage History History, by accident History is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Consider, if you will, this strange bit of reasoning. Initially, nobody ever came to live in this place on purpose; it just happened. And, as a result, we just happened. The entire civilization of this place can be wholly attributed to the sea. Add to this a rumour that made its way back to Europe that you could pull buckets out of the sea filled to the brim with cod. It’s the reason John Cabot dropped anchor in 1497. And why the British made it their first overseas colony in 1583. And why fishermen came by the boatload, from England and Ireland, France and Spain, Portugal and beyond. To feed on the fish of the new world. But history suggests that no one ever thought they would actually hang around in this sometimes cruel but always beautiful place. Which is ironic, because people did stay. In droves. And the stories left behind – stories of hardship, love, and perseverance – are enough to fill the very sea that lured them here in the first place. In point of fact, there isn’t a rock, cliff, tree or cave around here without a legend attached. From the first inhabitants, almost 9,000 years ago to the Vikings in 998 AD. And the Basque whalers in the 1500s. They all roamed this land at one time or another. Some stayed for a few years, others have yet to leave. And their footprints, from shipwrecks to burial grounds, are here to prove it. Left largely untouched, as perhaps they were meant to be. A living testament to the draw of a lonely lovely magical bit of land that just happened to be the most convenient spot to moor a ship.

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