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Did Viking explorers meet the Native Americans before Columbus did?

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Did Viking explorers meet the Native Americans before Columbus did?

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Yes. There are archaeological remains of their settlements in Newfoundland, and both Norse sagas and Indian oral history describe the encounter. The Indians the Vikings met were probably the Beothuk, though they may also have encountered the Micmac.