11th century in Canada

Events

985 - 1014 - Viking Explorations. Norsemen, including Erik the Red and Leif Ericson, set up outposts in North America and encounter Inuit, Beothuks, and Micmacs.

  • c. 1000: Thule people arrive in Nunavut.
  • c. 1000: Leif (the Lucky) Ericson reaches L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland.
  • c. 1000: The land that would become Canada supports 300,000 native people.[1]
  • c. 1007: Gudrid (born in Iceland around 950) gives birth to a son, Snorri, the first European child born in North America.
  • c. 1014: The first European colony in North America is established at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland.

See also

Country overviews

References

  1. "Canadian History Timeline". schoolsincanada.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

Further reading


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