Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Disappearance of the Beothuk

Shanawdithit and the Extinction of the Beothuk
Post-Contact Beothuk History

Beothuk history after contact with the Europeans
Inuit Post-Contact History

History of the Inuit post-contact with the Europeans
Impact of Non-Indigenous Activities on the Inuit

Impact of Non-Indigenous activities on the Inuit
The Inuit

The Inuit lifestyle, contact with the Europeans,and the Inuit Labrador Association
Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza

The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the ports, shipping schedules, and global trade relations made it vulnerable.
The 1918 Spanish Flu

The Spanish flu of 1918-19 killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. It is one of the largest outbreaks of disease in recorded history.