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History
For many thousands of years, what
is now Canada was home to self
governing First Nations people and
the Inuit. The first Europeans to
arrive were the Icelandic Vikings who
sailed from Greenland more than
one thousand years ago. Survival was
difficult, and they eventually left
In 1497, British explorer John Cabot
arrived in what is today eastern
Canada and claimed land for England.
Later, French explorers also claimed
lands. More French and more English
