Vol. 48, No. 1

“He got a komatik, turned an empty drum on its side and attached it to the komatik. After poking holes in one end of the drum, he attached a tarp to it, and trailed the end of it so it touched the ice. The “zamboni” was dragged to the river and filled with water.” Carolyn Rompkey, ‘Hockey Night in Labrador’

“In them days we didn’t have drugs. The only things we had was in the country. My mom made medicines for us. There are medicines out there. My father used to provide us everything, with caribou and everything else. [That life] is gone now, to me, it’s dissolving.” Hank Penashue, ‘The Country is a Peaceful Place’

“In 1949, the new provincial government took over responsibility for all schools in Canada’s newest province, although it should be noted that in 1953, IGA was still paying all costs for eduction in the schools it ran. up to this point, most teachers in Labrador were from other nations such as the USA, Britain and Canada.” Dave Paddon, ‘IGA Education Funding for Labradorians’