NL Studies 2205

The intent of Unit 2 is to examine the roots of the contemporary population distribution of the province. 

Unit 2 provides students with a knowledge base related to four main ideas. First, by examining the period from the earliest human migrations to the 15th century, it establishes that all people share a common experience in terms of migration. Second, this section identifies the roots of contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador society. Third, it clarifies that the past was not static, but was full of many changes, some of which had profound consequences that have shaped human experience as a whole. Finally, it raises various issues about what we can know about the past. Students need to understand that, due to limited and/or incomplete information, it is frequently difficult to reach definitive conclusions about the past. Students can, however, use available evidence to speculate about the past. 

Also, Unit 2 examines how the fishery resulted in the initial peopling of the colony by Europeans, and to consider the consequences of this European arrival from the perspective of the indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador.