What It Was Really Like For Native Americans Who Traveled To Europe
By Sarah Crocker/Feb. 24, 2021 1:26 pm EDT
Much has been made of the various European-led conquests, expeditions, and contacts that deeply changed the fabric of Native American life beginning centuries ago. Whether that s Christopher Columbus arriving in what s now Puerto Rico in 1493, Vikings settling down in Canada, or any other similar tale, however, that s not the whole story. As it turns out, the Atlantic Ocean has never been a one-way only journey. Plenty of people have been moving both west and east across its waters, including quite a few Native Americans who undertook wide-ranging voyages.