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In recent years there has been a great deal written about the vanishing frontier in Labrador-Ungava. One of the last wilderness areas of North America, this peninsula has undergone intense mineral exploration and development since World War II. So spectacular has been the industrial expansion in Labrador-Ungava, that native populations and their food gathering economies have been over-shadowed. Despite the steady northward movement of the frontier in the interior of Labrador-Ungava, other portions of the peninsula have been abandoned and returned to wilderness. In this thesis, I have chosen to examine the northeastern coast of the Labrador-Ungava peninsula. This area has been little affected by the mineral developments in the interior. [...]

The presence of great quantities of cod along much of the North American eastern seaboard was a significant factor in the early settlement and economy of the ares. European fishing fleets first appeared before 1510 (Innis, 1954). [...]

The purpose of this thesis is to describe in detail the fonn, lithology, elevation, tflt and distribution of abandoned glacial lake shoreline features and associated fluvioglacial and glacial deposits of Southwest Labrador Qnap 1). These characteristics are the result of distinct geomorphic and geophysical processes operating in late glacial and post glacial times and therefore a study of these characteristics reveals certain facts about the glacierization of Labrador-Ungava* and the deglaci erization of Southwest Labrador. The tilt of the glacial lake shoreline features is a result of glacial isostatic recovery and therefore the tilt of the shorelines reflects the differentiai thickness of the laurentide lee Sheet over Southwest Labrador during a certain stage in the Wisconsin period. If tilts of shorelines in other areas are used in conjunction with the tilts from Southwest Labrador it is possible to locate a point which represents a centre of ice dispersal of the Laurentide lee Sheet during a certain stage in the Wisconsin period.

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Thesis (M.A.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland. / 'Black Diamond Bay' is a fake name, chosen to protect the identity of the community under study. (p. 5). Bibliography : leaves 353-362. Also available online.

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The purpose of this study was to determine, from principals' viewpoints, why art courses have or have not been offered in Newfoundland secondary schools. The underlying premise of the study is that if the reasons for non-implementation of secondary art programs are to be assessed, information needs to be collected on the extent to which relevant factors and groups actually influence the administrators in the process of art program adoption. The study employed an ex post facto research design using survey research procedures. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire which was administered to two hundred and fifty one secondary school principals in Newfoundland. The results of the study show that the principal is a key person influencing the decision making process involved in art program adoption. The unavailability of a trained teacher, the availability of funds and the principal's attitude toward the art program are the three factors with greatest influence in this decision making process. The findings also show that the adoption of art programs has been slowed by problems inherent in rural education. These problems are compounded by the structure of Newfoundland's denominational education system. Implications of these results for policy development and evaluation are discussed and suggestions for further research are outlined. / Education, Faculty of / Graduate