11th century in Canada

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Events from the 11th century in Canada.

• 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 Thorfinnsson, 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.

• List of North American settlements by year of foundation
• History of Canada
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• Norse colonization of North America

• Matthews, Geoffrey J (1987). Historical atlas of Canada, From the beginning to 1800. Vol. 1. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802024955.