The Vikings. They used local rock and overturned boats to make winter shelters.
The first European settlers in Canada were Scandinavians.
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Leif Ericson was the first European to land in Canada.
The first house in America is generally considered to be the "Jamestown" settlement, built in 1607 in Virginia. This structure was part of the first permanent English settlement in North America. However, prior to this, indigenous peoples built various forms of dwellings long before European settlers arrived.
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The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
The earliest European settlers in Canada are now thought to have come from Scandanavia. There are Viking object remains in the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada. These date from between 1000 - 1100 A.D.