During the mid-1960s, American entrepreneur John Shaheen arranged with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Joseph Smallwood to construct an oil refinery at Come By Chance.

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.

Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.