Tisquantum
Americannoun
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It was badly decimated by European diseases by the time the Mayflower arrived, but one of its survivors, Tisquantum, commonly known as Squanto, famously helped the English colonists survive their first winter.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
Soon, Tisquantum brokered a peace treaty between the Pilgrims and Ousamequin, leader of the Wampanoag confederacy, who feared attack by the Narragansett tribe after his people had been so devastated by disease.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2021
Also, Tisquantum, or Squanto, had recently rejoined his tribe after being forced to spend several years in England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
Tisquantum helped create a treaty of peace between the two groups, He then stayed to help the Pilgrims.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
It is unlikely that Tisquantum was converted, though it’s possible that he allowed the friars to think he had been.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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