The United States and Canada came to a agreement to prevent Newfoundland from becoming a American State . The United States had no interest, also, the Newfoundland had more connections( more to Nova Scotia) , economic connections to Canada than the United States. Another interesting fact, Newfoundland almost became Israel , the British proposed it to become the Jewish homeland.
Thank you for mentioning St. Pierre and and Miquelon but I could not help but scoff when you said the cod was back as the same Canadian government had also made it impossible for the people of St. Pierre to be able to fish cod for their lively hood and now they have no choice but to rely on continued investment from France just to keep on living.
10:20 Just imagine you're at home minding your own business, and then a man casually walks into your house, narrating, slowly making his way downstairs to sit on your couch, seemingly unaware that you're even there. He takes nothing. He just narrates, then leaves
My Prussian Jewish Grandfather was the only US Army Feild Surgone of the original eight, to survive WWII. Not all of them were killed by Nazi Germany, as the British Army thought they were shelling a German Feild Hospital, At least one of the doctors "went for a walk" with a Colt 1911...
No wind...not impossible....I was sitting on the cannons up at the top of Signal Hill the night before Canada Day, 1996. The sun was going down...the moon was coming up over Mount Pearl....Danny and the Bruisers were kicking up a storm on the waterfront stage...and there was not a HINT of a breeze. I know...because it was first time I had ever been bitten by mosquitos up on the hill.....lol. But sitting there by myself on a perfect warm summer night will stay in my memories till the day I day. It was that perfect a moment.
I really can't thank you enough - honestly - for all the genuinely cool information I've learned from you. And your videos keep getting better. You guys seriously rock.
After spending time in northern Maine, I’ve always meant to research Newfoundland. This video was fascinating. Undoubtedly for the best that Newfoundland joined Canada and not America.
I mean, we get all kinds of Newfies in Alberta... and I honestly cannot imagine how Americans would handle Newfies going about places. They make Florida seem coherent and straight forward.
I had some good times there. Even met Smallwood. Kissed the cod, drank the oil, and the screech. You know great people when if they don’t recognize you they invite you to a party.
I love how you speak about the people that were killed and exploited by the Colonists and not just about the European Perspective like many docus. It is necessary to know and feel for the people that were sacrificed to gain land. No need to repent for it, if you don't want to, but don't forget that there were people with their own dreams, family & way of life that were forcibly killed to make way for the Europeans. Forgive, but not Forget.
As a Florida sailor I’ve had the good fortune to work with many sailors from Newfoundland and consistently they are the most sincere and honest folks I’ve had the pleasure to meet. Great video as always.
Since touching on Newfoundland I hope you have plans to explore more on Labrador. It's always nice to see my home showcased even if it's just the island part of it.
This is what this channel is about, pushing boundaries. I love the camera work. You're not always on the screen when you're talking, seamless transitions between "b-roll" and "a-roll" great stuff!
You guys do good camera work. When you walked into the house and left the door open, I could almost hear my mother yelling about letting the bugs in. I was so relieved to hear the door shut a few seconds later. That's probably not good from a cinematography perspective, but at least you won''t have bugs in the house.
I've been following this channel for a year now because I love hearing about cultures all over the world and their stories. Today I check my subscriptions and I see a video about my home province, telling the same stories I tell my friends from away at the pub. I hope you enjoy/enjoyed your stay! :)
Another great one. I often feel Canada and we Canadians are thought of as an "also ran". That the elephant to the south may just roll over on us, the "mice of the north". We're rarely mentioned on the world stage (a ten minute video I once watched about universal healthcare didn't mention Canada once!) as anything more than America's northern neighbours, who are "polite" and "nice". My response is when you're watching a fight and five minutes later a hockey game breaks out, with the stands baying for blood~that's the best and worst of us all rolled into one. Loyal to our teams to a fault, cheering on a team that hasn't won "The Cup" in 50 years (sorry Leafs) fans show up as though it was won last year. And willing to put fist to face if someone says anything negative about our game~or country. As our PM said "...we won't be pushed around." We are fiercly patriotic, but not in a loud and obnoxious way (like some I could mention), rather, quietly proud and no matter, through thick and thin, we honestly think it's the best country in the world. About 2 years ago now, Canada literally said "don't bother calling, we won't answer", when The Tragically Hip, or as we lovingly call them, "The Hip", played their last concert in my city, Kingston Ontario, because Gord Downey the lead singer and the band were saying goodbye forever. He died little more than a year later. We have the second largest land mass, just 35 million hearty souls, winters that bear down on us like a cold slap upside the head from the extreme north, freezing us to the bone, summers that last no longer than a blink of the eye, wet cool springs with promise of that blazing summer and an autumn that is absolutely breathtaking with colour. We take all of this majesty and tragedy in stride, because above all. Above everything~ WE ARE CANADIAN! 🍁 Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁
My father is from Deer lake... His mother was born in a logging camp just a few miles from it. I love driving from Halifax to Deer lake and seeing how beautiful the Codroy valley is. My favourite place their is Gros Morne National park. Where you can see the only place on Earth where the crust of the Earth flipped over so you can see the mantle now on top... Nothing grows in that place. Going into Trout River my grandfather helped build that road connecting the village to Deer Lake. My father just told me that one of my great grandfather owned a whaling crew! Amazing to know that. I am a 7th generation Newfoundlander. When I learned about Newfoundland in grade school I cried when I heard that we killed the Beothuk . I felt so devastated that they were extinct. That seemed very wrong to my core. But I am still proud of my Newfoundland relationship. We are a strong community. I was born in Halifax but when I would arrive to visit my grandparents and other relatives all would say How long are you Home for? Because they know it is hard to make a living on Newfoundland and for generations people go to other provinces to work and come HOME regularly. It is my HOME away from HOME.
Absolutely adore the editing and camera work in this episode, so seamless. Not saying it's bad in other episodes, just that this one might be the best.
This was an absolute treat. I cannot possibly overstate how unfathomably interesting your videos are and they just keep getting better! Thank you for making these! Thank you for every single one!
Funny camera work. Tip, next time hand the camera to a second guy through the window and follow him in one seamless shot. LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATNESS.
Great Vid in particular the camerawork is getting better with each episode.The use of the steadicam view in combination with your voice is near perfection. It creates an immersive feeling by combining tone and visual styling. There is still room for improvement though. The audio has tonal differences between scenes and the visual flow would be improved if you for instance would have continued the story from the intro to the derelict boat scene by walking into it with the same flowing camera movement. Just my 5 cents.
In 1990 my friend convinced me to go on vacation to Newfoundland. We traveled all over, sometimes not seeing another human on the road all day. We had moose sausage at a little bed and break- fast in St. John's, cod tongues in Cow Head, and baked Alaska in Parson's tourist home somewhere along the way to Lanse Aux Meadows. We took the ferry to St. Pierre. I've never been so seasick in my life, but later had a wonderful French dinner of roast duck. Back in St. John's, we had lobster in a Chinese restaurant of all places. Lovely people, impeccable roads, freezing cold and frozen vegetables were all you could get....in June! Still, a wonderful experience overall. I love Canada.
Was in Newfoundland for five weeks this summer doing volunteer work and traveling. It was such an amazing experience and I will eventually go back. I have several questions about your visit, but I will just enjoy watching your videos!
Awesome video. We visited NFLD in August by driving all around the island. Every Canadian should make a point to visit this treasure. I was blown away by the geology, the people etc. It is Canada's beating heart. well done!!
Sad this is one of your least viewed videos. I really loved this as just a peek of a place few around the world have heard about. This is everything I love about your channel, thanks for the content!
Ok.. This cameraman deserves a drink! That panning and coming back to the narrator in a different setting.. oh! What awesomeness! I loved it! It kinda distracted from the narration since I was following it so closely, but it was a pleasure for my eyes. Awesome! I just love this channel more and more! 🤗
You've got some really well thought out shots in this video, I love the panning shots in the kitchen and the seamless narration as the camera moves around. Well done!
Newfoundland is a beautiful place with a rich and interesting history, so thank you for sharing it with the world. Most people , inside and outside of Canada think theyre "those funny east people" but its always so much more. I loved my trip there and I hope to return, and your video reminded me of that. Thank you.
Thanks for this, it was in my recommendations today! In western Canada I’ve noticed that when Newfoundland is mentioned to newcomers and tourists to this part of the country, they all think it’s some scandinavian country. I lived in Mount Pearl for a year so it’s kind of fun educating them a little bit. Btw would have stayed in Newf if not for the entire family being out west!
Another wonderful video, Evan. As a Nova Scotian, I was both extremely interested in this history and shocked that I didn't know. Thank you for continuing to make these videos.
A few years back, while visiting American expats, we spent a week in Bona Vista, and early that week, with a plan to jig for cod, a retired fisherman took us out to sea. As kid I would head off to fish nearby ponds and ride home with my catch dangling from the handle bars of my bike. In contrast, the cooler we carried along a dock in Newfoundland was a backer-breaker for two grown men to lift. The locals know where to fish, and after 15 minutes, we'd hit our limit -- pulling them in as fast has we could drop and raise our lines. For 10% of our catch, Barry -- a local friend -- produced fillets. Here's an unlisted RUclips video of that process... ruclips.net/video/5np1qoqGIfw/видео.html (fillet scene starting at 3:39 in that video).
Very interesting history, something we don't really learn about on this (East) side of the pond. BTW, we use "Dole" as slang for welfare here in the UK too. There's even a cockney rhyme for it... Rock... (Rock and roll... Dole).
I love your videos. Just finished watching a video on the war of 1812 this morning which is oddly somewhat relative to your video today. Thanks for all your videos they are very interesting and pretty well presented and getting better all the time.
John Guy gets the credit for the “first colony” in 1610 but the oldest deed of land on the island of Newfoundland dates to 1595 in Porte-de-Grave. According to folklore; when John Guy sailed into Conception Bay , he sailed to Porte-de-Grave whereby the people living there directed him southwards towards what is now Cupids. Apparently they told him - “over there is a lovely spot to set up your “colony” but we were HERE first “ (this is our land). Enjoyed your video about our island ; informative and interesting Good stuff
Newfoundland is a beautiful place. I've been there twice. There's a lot of cool history to cover there too. I eagerly await the next couple videos and what you'll bring this time.
Loved the Cinematography in this episode, really great to see your style and brand change over time. Keep up the good work :D this channel is truly something special
I really enjoyed the part where you walked in and around the homes. It really shows you how some of these people live. The terrain which requires their homes to sometimes be on non flat ground.
Evan - speaking of whaling, I think most people don't know how long we used it on a daily basis in the modern world. It was used as automatic transmission fluid until 1973! Blew my mind when I learned that.
Many of my family came from Newfoundland. Still have some cousins in Saint John's, in fact. When things settle down with COVID, I hope to head over for a visit.
I like all the wandering and lurking. It ads a kind of "Where's Waldo" game-like quality to the video. And you showed that camera who's boss. Other than that I had no idea what you were talking about, but that was entirely a function of my dog brain (apologies to all canines) and short attention span.
Your channel has been getting better and better. You have taught me things and made me feel even more! :D I can't chip in every single month, but you got yourself a patreon supporter, whenever I can :)
Francesco 'I didn't understand a word' Petitti. LOL. I does take a bit to grasp but it's not too bad. I've known Newfoundlanders that moved to Ontario that said they couldn't understand visitors from their home province. It's infectious. After week, you too are talking with their phrases. After a month, and you're beginning to sound like them. Love Newfoundlanders. Glad they're uniquely Canandian.
honestly didnt expect much of this channel, and i would be even more honest to say that i avoided your videos whenever i saw them on my recoommed list, i couldnt be more wrong.
Whenever browsing the satellite earth view, I always gravitate to zooming in on that far eastern part of Canada for some reason. It looks fascinating. Great video again, per usual.
I love this channel! You should come down here to Mississippi and do a few episodes. We have quite a deep history that is not paid attention to outside of our state and a culture that no one truly understands I guess.
I'm really a fan of the new graphics. There's a few suggestions I want to make though. Having the map of the country (or province in this case) with the dot to show where it was filmed really helped to establish where in the world you are. (I mean, I know it's in Newfoundland, but _where_ in Newfoundland?) Also, the new landmark displays are absolutely wonderful, but captions seem to get in the way of them. Maybe I'm just weird, but I enjoy reading the captions even though I don't need them. Small gripes, but I hope you could take them into consideration. Thank you for all you do for us random RUclips folks! Every Saturday gets a little bit better with a new Rare Earth video.
glad to see you starting to cover Canadian topics..... I can hardly wait to see what you make of the Riel Rebellions and the Prairie famine/genocide and how BC got snake-eyes on the Terms of Union and the railway 15 years too late, not to the destination where it had been promised (Victoria) but to a Montreal-money real estate development on the Mainland that is now Vancouver. BC history in general would be fun to see you deal with, though the more recent history is politically dicey to get talking about...but I recommend you get Daniel Marshall's new book "Claiming the Land: British Columbia and the New Eldorado" and also Don Hauka's "McGowan's War", both of which contain accounts of the Canyon War of 1858 and the geopolitical equation that had brought British Columbia into being in a dynamic where although Britain had profited hugely from the Victorian gold rush in Australia they saw no reason to protect the gold in 'New Caledonia" (BC's pre-official-colony name since the '46 partition, hitherto referring only to the Nechako-Omineca north of Ft Alexandria). And I invite you to explore the dynamic of how it was that BC came to have a party system and the strange escapades of Lieut-.Gov McInnes and Fighting Joe Martin in 1900... and Fighting Joe is worth a whole episode on himself, as you'll find. Re the Rebellions and Prairie geopolitics and railway politics slime have a read of this site: www.dickshovel.com/two.html www.dickshovel.com/two2.html As you'll find, what you thought you knew about the Pacific Scandal was incomplete...
Could you please show the geographic location on the map so it is easy to put the thing into context. Great episode, love your show. Keep up the good work. :)
There is always a moral to be learned from war and violence against fellow humans and those we've lost through it, even if they're not even from the same country as us
I grew up in Canada and one of my classmates was from Newfoundland. However, this land is almost alien to me. How fascinating, thank you for this video!
I am on my fifth video of yours, am totally hooked, and I love your endnotes. I think you should be doing historical broadcasts on Canadian TV....as long I can gain access.
So many little stories to touch on here. The sealing disaster, Lanier Philips crashing on shore, the American base in St. John’s laid out their roads in the shape of a cowboy hat, the Royal Regatta, the Peter Pan statue in Bowring Park, the history of jellybean row, L’anse aux Meadows, etc. I wonder if any of them were chosen.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. If you’re looking for an idea, a video about the Battle of Restigouche would be interesting. Really important part of North American history that I think not so many know about.
Currently obsessed with the 1800's to mid 1900's whaling industries poetry & lifestyle. Not killing whales or the over fishing just the people and poetry. From Nantucket to New Foundland. Super brutal. Very dark humor. Hard working & oppressed. Being a working poor landscaper in the Florida heat draws me to these tales I suppose. My ancestry so diverse. A blood line directly to Pocahontas to the Dragheda, Ireland.
Toured Canada 🇨🇦 on 150th Birthday in 2017. Went all the way from Newfoundland to Vancouver. Newfoundlanders are the most polite people in Canada & Quebec were the most rude. We had great time in Canada.
This sort of stuff makes me kind of sad that I never got to learn a lot about other world history stuff growing up. It was always cleansed in a sort of, safe for delicate children sensibilities and- the victors write the books. But it's always nice to me to hear about the things you don't really learn about.
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The United States and Canada came to a agreement to prevent Newfoundland from becoming a American State . The United States had no interest, also, the Newfoundland had more connections( more to Nova Scotia) , economic connections to Canada than the United States. Another interesting fact, Newfoundland almost became Israel , the British proposed it to become the Jewish homeland.
Thank you for mentioning St. Pierre and and Miquelon but I could not help but scoff when you said the cod was back as the same Canadian government had also made it impossible for the people of St. Pierre to be able to fish cod for their lively hood and now they have no choice but to rely on continued investment from France just to keep on living.
Why do you pronounce it New Finland?
I love that you must've shot down those stairs and hurdled over the couch to get that last unbroken shot, it's admirable.
1:23 This, is Newfoundland... 1:26 ... bitch.
10:20 Just imagine you're at home minding your own business, and then a man casually walks into your house, narrating, slowly making his way downstairs to sit on your couch, seemingly unaware that you're even there. He takes nothing. He just narrates, then leaves
according to stereotypes of newfie hospitality this seems like the case lol
looks pretty sus
As long as he takes his shoes off at the door, he's okay.
Wow. This video is amazing. My great grandfather was one of the 10% who came home from that battle. Thank you for this.
My Prussian Jewish Grandfather was the only US Army Feild Surgone of the original eight, to survive WWII. Not all of them were killed by Nazi Germany, as the British Army thought they were shelling a German Feild Hospital, At least one of the doctors "went for a walk" with a Colt 1911...
@@davidhollenshead4892 allies killing allies
In the last couple of months you have become my number one favourite channel on youtube. Thank you so much for these windows into the world!
For me too!
**That moment you realise Evan can teleport**
No wind...not impossible....I was sitting on the cannons up at the top of Signal Hill the night before Canada Day, 1996. The sun was going down...the moon was coming up over Mount Pearl....Danny and the Bruisers were kicking up a storm on the waterfront stage...and there was not a HINT of a breeze. I know...because it was first time I had ever been bitten by mosquitos up on the hill.....lol. But sitting there by myself on a perfect warm summer night will stay in my memories till the day I day. It was that perfect a moment.
I really can't thank you enough - honestly - for all the genuinely cool information I've learned from you.
And your videos keep getting better.
You guys seriously rock.
This is honestly the most underrated channel on youtube. Every single video you put out is absolutely golden! Evan, your work is a masterpiece
Love that you're making some episodes closer to home. Canadians don't discuss their history (good or bad) very often.
Have you seen Canadiana ?
They do really good, Canadian history stories.
After spending time in northern Maine, I’ve always meant to research Newfoundland. This video was fascinating. Undoubtedly for the best that Newfoundland joined Canada and not America.
I mean, we get all kinds of Newfies in Alberta... and I honestly cannot imagine how Americans would handle Newfies going about places.
They make Florida seem coherent and straight forward.
@@NimhLabs I would hope without all the "Florida man" shenanigans and murders though?
@@SolarFlareAmerica no murders. Just car accidents, whether from weather, drinking and driving or moose. Plenty of harmless shenanigans.
Aged like milk
@@codeninja1 honk honk
I had some good times there. Even met Smallwood.
Kissed the cod, drank the oil, and the screech.
You know great people when if they don’t recognize you they invite you to a party.
I love how you speak about the people that were killed and exploited by the Colonists and not just about the European Perspective like many docus. It is necessary to know and feel for the people that were sacrificed to gain land. No need to repent for it, if you don't want to, but don't forget that there were people with their own dreams, family & way of life that were forcibly killed to make way for the Europeans. Forgive, but not Forget.
What is "the european perspective"? Are there any recent documentaries that don't condemn colonisation?
Greetings from Newfoundland! So glad you did a video on our beautiful island
I did a dozen, even.
@@RareEarthSeries And I cant wait to watch them all!
As a Florida sailor I’ve had the good fortune to work with many sailors from Newfoundland and consistently they are the most sincere and honest folks I’ve had the pleasure to meet. Great video as always.
Since touching on Newfoundland I hope you have plans to explore more on Labrador. It's always nice to see my home showcased even if it's just the island part of it.
totally agree!
This is what this channel is about, pushing boundaries. I love the camera work. You're not always on the screen when you're talking, seamless transitions between "b-roll" and "a-roll" great stuff!
I so enjoy your videos that I just had to become a Patreon, and delighted to be so.
You are such a poet. I wish they play these type of show on TV.
You guys do good camera work. When you walked into the house and left the door open, I could almost hear my mother yelling about letting the bugs in. I was so relieved to hear the door shut a few seconds later. That's probably not good from a cinematography perspective, but at least you won''t have bugs in the house.
I'm a patron now! Excellent series, thank you for your work.
Welcome back to Canada :) Very excited for this season
I've been following this channel for a year now because I love hearing about cultures all over the world and their stories. Today I check my subscriptions and I see a video about my home province, telling the same stories I tell my friends from away at the pub. I hope you enjoy/enjoyed your stay! :)
Another great one. I often feel Canada and we Canadians are thought of as an "also ran". That the elephant to the south may just roll over on us, the "mice of the north". We're rarely mentioned on the world stage (a ten minute video I once watched about universal healthcare didn't mention Canada once!) as anything more than America's northern neighbours, who are "polite" and "nice". My response is when you're watching a fight and five minutes later a hockey game breaks out, with the stands baying for blood~that's the best and worst of us all rolled into one. Loyal to our teams to a fault, cheering on a team that hasn't won "The Cup" in 50 years (sorry Leafs) fans show up as though it was won last year. And willing to put fist to face if someone says anything negative about our game~or country. As our PM said "...we won't be pushed around."
We are fiercly patriotic, but not in a loud and obnoxious way (like some I could mention), rather, quietly proud and no matter, through thick and thin, we honestly think it's the best country in the world.
About 2 years ago now, Canada literally said "don't bother calling, we won't answer", when The Tragically Hip, or as we lovingly call them, "The Hip", played their last concert in my city, Kingston Ontario, because Gord Downey the lead singer and the band were saying goodbye forever. He died little more than a year later.
We have the second largest land mass, just 35 million hearty souls, winters that bear down on us like a cold slap upside the head from the extreme north, freezing us to the bone, summers that last no longer than a blink of the eye, wet cool springs with promise of that blazing summer and an autumn that is absolutely breathtaking with colour. We take all of this majesty and tragedy in stride, because above all. Above everything~
WE ARE CANADIAN! 🍁
Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁
My father is from Deer lake... His mother was born in a logging camp just a few miles from it.
I love driving from Halifax to Deer lake and seeing how beautiful the Codroy valley is.
My favourite place their is Gros Morne National park. Where you can see the only place on Earth where the crust of the Earth flipped over so you can see the mantle now on top... Nothing grows in that place.
Going into Trout River my grandfather helped build that road connecting the village to Deer Lake.
My father just told me that one of my great grandfather owned a whaling crew! Amazing to know that.
I am a 7th generation Newfoundlander.
When I learned about Newfoundland in grade school I cried when I heard that we killed the Beothuk . I felt so devastated that they were extinct. That seemed very wrong to my core. But I am still proud of my Newfoundland relationship. We are a strong community.
I was born in Halifax but when I would arrive to visit my grandparents and other relatives all would say How long are you Home for? Because they know it is hard to make a living on Newfoundland and for generations people go to other provinces to work and come HOME regularly. It is my HOME away from HOME.
Absolutely adore the editing and camera work in this episode, so seamless. Not saying it's bad in other episodes, just that this one might be the best.
Of course it's the best yet, its home(Newfoundland)
This channel gives a deep look of stuff but is seriously underrated for the valuable insight it gives. I feel lucky to have come across this channel.
never have i know such honest generosity as that of the friendship of a Newfoundlander..
This was an absolute treat. I cannot possibly overstate how unfathomably interesting your videos are and they just keep getting better! Thank you for making these! Thank you for every single one!
Funny camera work. Tip, next time hand the camera to a second guy through the window and follow him in one seamless shot.
LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATNESS.
Patreon me another 1400 a month and I'm there.
#Roasted
I liked the discontinuity and gave the visuals an ethereal feel.
I enjoyed the camera work in this one.
Great Vid in particular the camerawork is getting better with each episode.The use of the steadicam view in combination with your voice is near perfection. It creates an immersive feeling by combining tone and visual styling. There is still room for improvement though. The audio has tonal differences between scenes and the visual flow would be improved if you for instance would have continued the story from the intro to the derelict boat scene by walking into it with the same flowing camera movement. Just my 5 cents.
In 1990 my friend convinced me to go on vacation to Newfoundland. We traveled all over, sometimes not seeing another human on the road all day. We had moose sausage at a little bed and break-
fast in St. John's, cod tongues in Cow Head, and baked Alaska in Parson's tourist home somewhere along the way to Lanse Aux Meadows. We took the ferry to St. Pierre. I've never been so seasick in my life, but later had a wonderful French dinner of roast duck. Back in St. John's, we had lobster in a Chinese restaurant of all places. Lovely people, impeccable roads, freezing cold and frozen
vegetables were all you could get....in June! Still, a wonderful experience overall. I love Canada.
It is Canada’s heart and we can hear it beat thru its music.
Was in Newfoundland for five weeks this summer doing volunteer work and traveling. It was such an amazing experience and I will eventually go back. I have several questions about your visit, but I will just enjoy watching your videos!
Awesome video. We visited NFLD in August by driving all around the island. Every Canadian should make a point to visit this treasure. I was blown away by the geology, the people etc. It is Canada's beating heart. well done!!
"We didn't step on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock stepped on us."
Malcolm X
These videos bring so much joy to my Saturdays. Thank you all so much.
Thank you for coming back to watch them.
Sad this is one of your least viewed videos. I really loved this as just a peek of a place few around the world have heard about. This is everything I love about your channel, thanks for the content!
Almost screamed when I saw this. So happy to see you doinf a season in Newfoundland.
Ok.. This cameraman deserves a drink! That panning and coming back to the narrator in a different setting.. oh! What awesomeness! I loved it! It kinda distracted from the narration since I was following it so closely, but it was a pleasure for my eyes.
Awesome! I just love this channel more and more! 🤗
Evan, I've been binging and enjoying so many of the little documentaries!
You've got some really well thought out shots in this video, I love the panning shots in the kitchen and the seamless narration as the camera moves around. Well done!
Newfoundland is a beautiful place with a rich and interesting history, so thank you for sharing it with the world. Most people , inside and outside of Canada think theyre "those funny east people" but its always so much more. I loved my trip there and I hope to return, and your video reminded me of that.
Thank you.
Thanks for this, it was in my recommendations today!
In western Canada I’ve noticed that when Newfoundland is mentioned to newcomers and tourists to this part of the country, they all think it’s some scandinavian country. I lived in Mount Pearl for a year so it’s kind of fun educating them a little bit. Btw would have stayed in Newf if not for the entire family being out west!
Mad props to Francesco, smoothly climbing through windows while shooting!
Another wonderful video, Evan. As a Nova Scotian, I was both extremely interested in this history and shocked that I didn't know. Thank you for continuing to make these videos.
I couldn’t have been happier about the location of this series. Keep up the great work!
A few years back, while visiting American expats, we spent a week in Bona Vista, and early that week, with a plan to jig for cod, a retired fisherman took us out to sea. As kid I would head off to fish nearby ponds and ride home with my catch dangling from the handle bars of my bike. In contrast, the cooler we carried along a dock in Newfoundland was a backer-breaker for two grown men to lift. The locals know where to fish, and after 15 minutes, we'd hit our limit -- pulling them in as fast has we could drop and raise our lines. For 10% of our catch, Barry -- a local friend -- produced fillets. Here's an unlisted RUclips video of that process... ruclips.net/video/5np1qoqGIfw/видео.html (fillet scene starting at 3:39 in that video).
NewfinLAND! One of the neatest places I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. Looking forward to the rest of the season, it's off to a great start!
You and your peers represent the very best corner of the internet. Never stop. Please
My mother was a Smallwood. Im so excited to see more about my home land. I can't thank you enough.
Beautiful yard! Pine, birch, amazing rock outcropping, goals right there.
Hello Eric
Who the hell is Eric?
As proud to be Canadian as ever.
Very interesting history, something we don't really learn about on this (East) side of the pond.
BTW, we use "Dole" as slang for welfare here in the UK too. There's even a cockney rhyme for it... Rock...
(Rock and roll... Dole).
Yep. Australia does too, probably took it directly from Cockney convicts.
These videos are so modest but so very elegant and informative. Love the style!
I love your videos. Just finished watching a video on the war of 1812 this morning which is oddly somewhat relative to your video today. Thanks for all your videos they are very interesting and pretty well presented and getting better all the time.
John Guy gets the credit for the “first colony” in 1610 but the oldest deed of land on the island of Newfoundland dates to 1595 in Porte-de-Grave.
According to folklore; when John Guy sailed into Conception Bay , he sailed to Porte-de-Grave whereby the people living there directed him southwards towards what is now Cupids.
Apparently they told him - “over there is a lovely spot to set up your “colony” but we were HERE first “ (this is our land).
Enjoyed your video about our island ; informative and interesting
Good stuff
thanks! I'd heard of but never seen footage of Newfoundland before, or known anything about it's history.
I'm moving to Newfoundland in November! Absolutely amazing that you made a video on it.
More Canada videos :) Always happy to see.
Newfoundland is a beautiful place. I've been there twice. There's a lot of cool history to cover there too. I eagerly await the next couple videos and what you'll bring this time.
Time for my weekly dose of increased existential dread.
not today
I have lost sight of you for a while, I'm glad to have found you again
Loved the Cinematography in this episode, really great to see your style and brand change over time. Keep up the good work :D this channel is truly something special
I really enjoyed the part where you walked in and around the homes. It really shows you how some of these people live.
The terrain which requires their homes to sometimes be on non flat ground.
🤔 Strange you dont mention that Newfoundland obviously has a working teleport system 😏
yeah its called "George street" you start the night in downtown st.johns and wake up somewhere out in the goulds!
@@vaga4239 Better they find you whole in the goulds than most of you in Shea Heights
Evan - speaking of whaling, I think most people don't know how long we used it on a daily basis in the modern world. It was used as automatic transmission fluid until 1973! Blew my mind when I learned that.
Many of my family came from Newfoundland.
Still have some cousins in Saint John's, in fact.
When things settle down with COVID, I hope to head over for a visit.
I like all the wandering and lurking. It ads a kind of "Where's Waldo" game-like quality to the video.
And you showed that camera who's boss.
Other than that I had no idea what you were talking about, but that was entirely a function of my dog brain (apologies to all canines) and short attention span.
Your channel has been getting better and better. You have taught me things and made me feel even more! :D I can't chip in every single month, but you got yourself a patreon supporter, whenever I can :)
I love this guys voice! And he tells some of the best stories on the Web.
Francesco 'I didn't understand a word' Petitti. LOL. I does take a bit to grasp but it's not too bad. I've known Newfoundlanders that moved to Ontario that said they couldn't understand visitors from their home province. It's infectious. After week, you too are talking with their phrases. After a month, and you're beginning to sound like them. Love Newfoundlanders. Glad they're uniquely Canandian.
honestly didnt expect much of this channel, and i would be even more honest to say that i avoided your videos whenever i saw them on my recoommed list, i couldnt be more wrong.
Thanks your creations are a breath of fresh air.
Whenever browsing the satellite earth view, I always gravitate to zooming in on that far eastern part of Canada for some reason. It looks fascinating. Great video again, per usual.
I love this channel! You should come down here to Mississippi and do a few episodes. We have quite a deep history that is not paid attention to outside of our state and a culture that no one truly understands I guess.
Such a good video. The camera work and script sounded like you put even more extra effort into making them great
Your channel is one of the few reasons to stay on youtube. Thank you!
I'm really a fan of the new graphics. There's a few suggestions I want to make though. Having the map of the country (or province in this case) with the dot to show where it was filmed really helped to establish where in the world you are. (I mean, I know it's in Newfoundland, but _where_ in Newfoundland?) Also, the new landmark displays are absolutely wonderful, but captions seem to get in the way of them. Maybe I'm just weird, but I enjoy reading the captions even though I don't need them. Small gripes, but I hope you could take them into consideration. Thank you for all you do for us random RUclips folks! Every Saturday gets a little bit better with a new Rare Earth video.
I hadn't thought about subtitles, but that's something I like to do, as well. I'll retool.
And here I thought Newfoundland was a fictional place. Like Camelot or Wyoming...
well there is an Avalon here
Nah you're thinking of Nova Scotia
Love that he’s in Canada now
Newfinland sounds like a fun place.
glad to see you starting to cover Canadian topics.....
I can hardly wait to see what you make of the Riel Rebellions and the Prairie famine/genocide and how BC got snake-eyes on the Terms of Union and the railway 15 years too late, not to the destination where it had been promised (Victoria) but to a Montreal-money real estate development on the Mainland that is now Vancouver.
BC history in general would be fun to see you deal with, though the more recent history is politically dicey to get talking about...but I recommend you get Daniel Marshall's new book "Claiming the Land: British Columbia and the New Eldorado" and also Don Hauka's "McGowan's War", both of which contain accounts of the Canyon War of 1858 and the geopolitical equation that had brought British Columbia into being in a dynamic where although Britain had profited hugely from the Victorian gold rush in Australia they saw no reason to protect the gold in 'New Caledonia" (BC's pre-official-colony name since the '46 partition, hitherto referring only to the Nechako-Omineca north of Ft Alexandria).
And I invite you to explore the dynamic of how it was that BC came to have a party system and the strange escapades of Lieut-.Gov McInnes and Fighting Joe Martin in 1900... and Fighting Joe is worth a whole episode on himself, as you'll find.
Re the Rebellions and Prairie geopolitics and railway politics slime have a read of this site:
www.dickshovel.com/two.html
www.dickshovel.com/two2.html
As you'll find, what you thought you knew about the Pacific Scandal was incomplete...
Could you please show the geographic location on the map so it is easy to put the thing into context. Great episode, love your show. Keep up the good work. :)
There is always a moral to be learned from war and violence against fellow humans and those we've lost through it, even if they're not even from the same country as us
I grew up in Canada and one of my classmates was from Newfoundland. However, this land is almost alien to me. How fascinating, thank you for this video!
Rare Earth always with the top notch camera work
I am on my fifth video of yours, am totally hooked, and I love your endnotes. I think you should be doing historical broadcasts on Canadian TV....as long I can gain access.
I can feel your connection here. So excited for Canada :-)
So many little stories to touch on here. The sealing disaster, Lanier Philips crashing on shore, the American base in St. John’s laid out their roads in the shape of a cowboy hat, the Royal Regatta, the Peter Pan statue in Bowring Park, the history of jellybean row, L’anse aux Meadows, etc.
I wonder if any of them were chosen.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. If you’re looking for an idea, a video about the Battle of Restigouche would be interesting. Really important part of North American history that I think not so many know about.
Currently obsessed with the 1800's to mid 1900's whaling industries poetry & lifestyle. Not killing whales or the over fishing just the people and poetry. From Nantucket to New Foundland. Super brutal. Very dark humor. Hard working & oppressed. Being a working poor landscaper in the Florida heat draws me to these tales I suppose. My ancestry so diverse. A blood line directly to Pocahontas to the Dragheda, Ireland.
I now have various Great Big Sea songs cycling through my head! (I'm ok with that!)
Very cool, thoughtful channel. I even showed one to my Mom!
never knew you could do that locking thing with those smaller glass doors in front of the actual doors. subbed
Right on Buddy! Good job all round.
That one piece of unlocked siding on the house was driving me crazy lol
That ending.... LoL
Yes, I love that you are doing stories of Canada!
Toured Canada 🇨🇦 on 150th Birthday in 2017. Went all the way from Newfoundland to Vancouver. Newfoundlanders are the most polite people in Canada & Quebec were the most rude. We had great time in Canada.
This sort of stuff makes me kind of sad that I never got to learn a lot about other world history stuff growing up. It was always cleansed in a sort of, safe for delicate children sensibilities and- the victors write the books. But it's always nice to me to hear about the things you don't really learn about.