John Guy was an English merchant, explorer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. He was the first proprietary governor of Newfoundland Colony, the second attempt to establ
NFLD stamp John Guy
The John Guy Flag Site in Cupids, created in 1910 to mark the settlement's 300th anniversary. The 26-metre (85 ft) flagstaff is used to fly a giant Union Jack.
Guy and his men interacting with Beothuk Indians in Newfoundland
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The Beothuk were a group of Indigenous who lived on the island of Newfoundland.
John Guy (colonial administrator)
…called the Endeavour, which Guy used to lead a voyage into Trinity Bay in the autumn of 1612 in an attempt to contact and establish a fur trade with the Beothuk, the native inhabitants of the island. On 6 November, Guy's party met, shared a meal and exchanged gifts with a group of Beothuk somewhere in Bull Arm…
Demasduit, 1819
Statue of Shanawdithit in Boyd's Cove
The Beothuk tribe of Newfoundland is extinct as a cultural group. It is represented in museum, historical and archaeological records.