When Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, the governments made no special provisions for the new province's Indigenous groups.

Many Indigenous people in the province and country see self-government as a way to preserve their culture and attain greater control over their lives.

Biography of John Guy, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1610-1614.

Biography of John Mason, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1615-1621.