1st millennium in Canada

none August 2021 August 2021 March 2025 Events from the first millennium AD in Canada. Events AD 175: Funeral offerings in graves at the Norton Mounds in Michigan are elaborate. Materials imported from great distances indicate vigorous trade. AD 500: The Thule people arrive in Alaska AD 550: In the Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes areas, Woodland peoples construct their burial mounds in the shape of birds or animals. AD 985-1014: Norsemen led by Leif Erikson, son of Erik the Red, set up outposts in North America like L'Anse aux Meadows with encounters with the Inuit, Beothuk, and Mi'kmaqs. Further reading Geoffrey J Matthews Historical atlas of Canada, From the beginning to 1800 University of Toronto Press 1987 1 0802024955 https://books.google.com/books?id=itsTLSnw8qgC&q=Historical%20Atlas%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1 See also Canada North America Geography History List of North American settlements by year of foundation History of Canada Timeline of Canada history List of years in Canada Norse colonization of North America References 20x20px|link=|alt= Links related to List of years in Canada color:black; background-color:white; 0001