[blam]

"The Cherokee language, if memory serves, is in the Algonkian linguistic family, meaning that the ancestors of the Cherokee came down from the far north, not up from the south. Most Algonkian linguistic groups are in eastern Canada, with a few in upstate New York. "

The Red Paint People

From the link above

" In 1957, near Black's Beach, Naskeag, a Norse coin, dated between 1065 and 1080 was found near Black's Beach at Naskeag Point.l Made of 25% silver and 75% copper, the coin was authenticated through test by Kolbjorn Skaare, coin expert at the Uniersity of Oslo. This Norse penny, dating to the reign of Kilng Olaf Kyrre, is the oldest European artifact ever found in the United States."

[Renfield]

I'm familiar with the "Red Paint People". There was, apparently, a cultural connection among Palearctic Atlantic peoples, in Neolithic times, that stretched from Malta, in the Mediterranean, to maritime Canada and even perhaps down to what is now Maine. There are similarites in megaliths and in the practice of burying people with ochre. If you haven't seen the Nova episode entitled "Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People", you should endeavor to find it, and view it.