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Book Review
People of the Bays and Headlands: Anthropological History and the Fate of Communities in the Unknown Labrador
1997
Overview
Much of this history is not new, but its strength lies in its meticulous detail and how extremely well it is brought together, and brought to life in the context of larger debates. There are no new archival sources used here (except possibly the Newfoundland Ranger Reports) and no original analysis of the data. Nevertheless, there are some new contributions: the role of Inuit women and illicit trade with the Americans in fostering permanent settlement -- the former providing spouses, the latter supplies; and the description of a durable \"Settler\" way of life that involved seasonal transhumance between isolated winter homes in the inner bays (for trapping, firewood, subsistence activities and protection) and larger outer island and headland communities (for seals, salmon and cod for sale). These latter coastal activities often took place alongside visitors from Newfoundland. Finally, the impact of the Grenfell Mission, the Labrador Development Company lumbering operation, and more recently the construction of military bases on these communities and the settler way of life has nowhere else been so clearly documented. In essence he argues, despite strong tendencies towards centralization that these developments set in motion, the people and communities could adapt so long as their ability to exploit the summer fishery and carry out crucial winter subsistence activities such as collecting firewood were not jeopardized.
