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Newfoundland: Peoples
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Newfoundland is a British colony, directly dependent on the crown. Representative government and a constitution were granted to it in 1832, and " responsible government " in 1855. Two legislative chambers were appointed - the house of assembly, to be elected, and the legislative council, to be nominated by the governor in council. This form of government has worked satisfactorily. It consists of a governor who is appointed by the crown, and whose term of office is usually about six years; an executive council chosen by the party commanding a majority in the house of assembly, and consisting of seven members; a legislative council or upper house, of fifteen members nominated by the governor in council and holding office for life; and a house of assembly elected every four years by the votes of the people on a household suffrage basis. There are seventeen electoral districts sending thirty-six members to the house of assembly, all of whom are paid.
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A four-year project to photograph the cemeteries, headstones and monuments in Newfoundland, Canada has resulted in a comprehensive database of names and dates representing over 1600 cemeteries, 200,000 transcripts, and 300,000 people in Newfoundland. Photographs of headstones are available on CD-ROM in support of genealogy and family history research.
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More than 225 biographies of prominent people in the history of Newfoundland are presented, some with pictures. The section provides biographies of all the important Prime Ministers and Premiers of Newfoundland, to the most recent past. A large number of links to outside sites are made, so as to bring these biographies up to date and to complete the information. The section is divided into four parts to accelerate downloading.
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Newfoundland's communist government are firm believers of capital punishment. The most popular sentence is "death bah bootin' in da harbour". This involves a sack being placed over the convicted's head and someone kicking the convicted into the sewage and seal infested harbour. Most people do not last longer than 3 minutes in the harbour due to the ferocity of the seals.
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People first came to Newfoundland from countries like Norway England, Portugal, France, and Ireland in the 16th century. The first explorers were the Vikings from Norway and they settled in L'ans aux Meadows. They came because of the good fishing off the coast, especially off the south-east coast. Today, there is still fishing, but not very much because people fished too much, and now there are not many fish left.
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The pictures of Newfoundland & Labrador found here give a little insight into the culture, breathtaking scenery, and wildlife. The area has seen many different peoples come and go, each leaving small clues of their culture and way of life.
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