The European Arrival
The Vikings from Iceland who colonized Greenland 1,000 years ago also reached Labrador and the island of Newfoundland.
The remains of their settlement, l'Anse aux Meadows, are a World Heritage site.
European arrival and colonization began in 1497 with John Cabot, who was the first to draw a map of Canada's east coast for the Europeans.
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