Matthew "Mattie" Mitchell (1846 - 1921)

Matthew "Mattie" Mitchell made an exceptional contribution to the exploration and mapping of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland.  A renowned Mi'kmaq hunter, in 1904 he guided a party of up the peninsula, where his extensive knowledge of waterways and other geographical features led to the drawing of the first map of the region.  His discovery in 1905 of valuable ore deposits in Buchans resulted in the further development of the island's mining industry in the twentieth century.

Mary Webb (1881 - 1978)

Mary Webb (neé Francis) was born in the Codroy Valley, where a small band of Mi'kmaq had traditionally occupied the area that was granted to the Roman Catholic Church in the early 1880s.  She later moved to the Mi'kmaq community in Flat Bay, where she married Tom Webb and raised a family of nine children as well as five of her grand-children.  Mary Webb was a midwife who assisted with the births of more than seven hundred babies, often traveling by horse and sled, dog-team or on snowshoes to reach expecting mothers.  A hunter, trapper and gatherer of wild foods, she was also knowledgeable in the traditional medicinal uses of plants.  In addition to speaking Mi'kmaq, Mary Webb was fluent in Gaelic, English and French.  As one of her friends said:  "Mary was a kind, gentle lady, highly respected and will remain a legendary person in Flat Bay."

Chief Larry Jeddore (1922 - 1998)

Chief Larry Jeddore was the Chief of the Glenwood Indian Band Council and a member of the board of directors of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians (FNI) for more than twenty-five years.  During these years, he worked tirelessly to obtain federal government recognition of his people as status Indians under the terms of Canada's Indian Act.  Chief Jeddore could have been recognized as a status Indian after 1984; however, due to his dedication to the Federation of Newfoundland Indians and its membership, Chief Jeddore held back in the hope that all the Federation's members would be recognized.  As a result of his efforts on behalf of the members of the Glenwood Indian Band Council, most of the band's members are now recognized as Aboriginal people.

Even when his health was failing him, Chief Larry Jeddore always attended the Federation of Newfoundland Indians board meetings and annual assemblies where his presence and prayers for his brothers and sisters were always uplifting.  Throughout his life, Chief Jeddore retained his language and his Mi'kmaq culture; he was a highly respected role model for Aboriginal people.  His memory serves as an inspiration to all Newfoundland Mi'kmaq people.