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Join us for an afternoon with Joe Goudie. The land trappers of Labrador—primarily Innu, Inuit, and settler hunters—lived off the land by trapping animals like fox, marten, and beaver for food and fur.
Using snowshoes, sleds, and later snowmobiles, they followed long traplines through the wilderness, staying in small cabins or tents during the winter months.
Trapping was central to both survival and the fur trade, with furs traded at posts like those run by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The practice blended Indigenous knowledge with settler traditions and shaped life in Labrador for generations. Though less common today, it remains an important part of the region’s heritage.
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About the Speaker:
Joe Goudie was born to James and Elizabeth Goudie at Mud Lake, Labrador in 1939. The Family moved to Happy Valley-Goose Bay in 1943, where he graduated high school in 1958.
Joe began working in 1959 as Town Clerk, eventually serving as Town Manager until 1962. He then became manager of Automotive Parts supply store until he moved on and became a radio announcer/operator with radio station CFGB Goose Bay until 1973. He then went to work in community development with the Company of Young Canadians.
In 1975, Joe was elected as MHA for Naskaupi District in Central Labrador. During that time, he became the first
Indigenous Minister to serve on Executive Council until 1985. He then went to work in Tourism Development in Labrador and finished his working career as Native Liaison Officer with 5 Wing Goose Bay in 1996.
Joe went on to retrain, learning how to build cedar and canvas canoes. He is now in the final stages of constructing an 18-foot canoe for two of his friends (the final canoe). Amongst many other things, Joe was a hunter and trapper. Joe also served as Honorary Coronal for 5 Wing Goose Bay.
He holds the Monarch’s medal for over 50 years of volunteer work which was presented to him by the Governor General of Canada. His involvement with community culminated in his admittance to the order of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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9 Bonaventure Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5P9
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