Squanto
[ skwon-toh ]
noun
died 1622, North American Indian of the Narragansett tribe: interpreter for the Pilgrims.
- Also called Tisquantum.
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When poor Squanto finally reached the New England shores once more he found everything sadly changed.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberGovernor Bradford looked at it wonderingly and then asked Squanto what it meant.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberAnd that Indian proved to be Squanto, one of the five who had been taken away fifteen years before.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneySquanto himself came to see Massasoit several times, and from him Philip heard the story of his adventures across the sea.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyThe plantation at Plymouth enjoyed the benefit of Squanto's presence with them, after the departure of the others.
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. Goodrich
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