The impact of the Grenfell Mission on southeastern Labrador communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9220570 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J C Kennedy (0000-0002-6672-5288, Memorial University of Newfoundland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 150 |
| Pages | 199-206 |
| Publication date | 1988-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400009153 |
| OpenAlex | W2127387745 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries British medical missionary Wilfred Grenfell created a mission in northern Newfoundland and Labrador, now part of eastern Canada. The Grenfell Mission's approach to health, educational, agricultural and industrial development are described and its impact on the southeastern Labrador region is examined. The mission changed the region's settlement pattern and economy by creating centralized mission communities: however, its failure to generate sustained economic alternatives to fishing and trapping inadvertently paved the way for the economic dependency still characteristic of the region. The Grenfell case confirms the need for viable development scenarios and for meaningful local participation in community development
Agriculture · Archaeology · Business · Economics · Economy · Fishing · Geography · Political science · Settlement (finance) · Canadian Identity and History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Social Sciences and Governance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |