This text comes from Indian New England Before the Mayflower (1980) by Howard S. Russell:
I would not be surprised if we found that some of these dogs– most likely the ones belonging to the Mi’kmaq who settled in Newfoundland in the 1760’s–were found to have contributed some genetic material to the St. John’s water dogs, and through them to the modern Newfoundlands, Landseers, Leonbergers, and the retrievers.
