This book focuses on the boundary between public and private behaviour in one village. To this end, different events are examined within the framework of family, between unrelated villagers, and between ...

A sociologist records how the community of Fogo Island debated the option of resettling in "mainland" Newfoundland. In the end, the community decided to stay and redevelop their local economy.

These essays are from a conference convened expressly to appraise the Iverson and Matthews study of the same year, and to consider resettlement strategies in general.

Presented in English and Mi’kmaq, the latest chapter in this ambitious series presents a remarkable and respectful collaboration between an Indigenous and non-Indigenous artist, deepening and diversifying ...

Fishing Measures investigates the introduction of fisheries science to Newfoundland’s saltfishery between the 1880s and 1930s. Banoub argues that during this period fishers’ embodied knowledge came ...