ADs in Canada
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See also: BCs in Canada, 11th century in Canada, 15th century in Canada, 16th century in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Events
- c. 175 AD: Funeral offerings in graves at the Norton Mounds in Michigan are elaborate. Materials imported from great distances indicate vigorous trade.
- c. 500 AD: The Thule people arrive in Alaska
- c. 550 AD: In the Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes areas, Woodland peoples construct their burial mounds in the shape of birds or animals.
- c. 985-1014 AD: Norsemen, including Eric the Red and Leif Ericson, set up outposts in North America and encounter Eskimos, Beothuks, and Micmacs.