Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Forest Industries

The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries

With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
Indigenous Self-Government

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.