Who Was The Man Named Squanto?

How many out there in Suite 101 land remember the ending to that old Lone Ranger television show that went something like, "Who was that masked man? I wanted to thank him?" Surely the pilgrims who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, that cold and barren winter of 1620-21 felt the same way about this member of the Patuxet tribe whose birth name was Tisquantum.

Down through the course of history and folklore, the exact motives for the actions of this proud native-American may well have been clouded and exaggerated. There is no question, however, that the Pilgrims would not have survived the first year in the new world without his help. He taught them to hunt and fish and stay warm, and even though some early pilgrims did die, many more would have done so if not for his help.

But Squanto was a flesh and blood human being prone to all human conditions, notably the one about power and how it can corrupt the spirit. He was slated for execution by his fellow native-Americans, but the pilgrims forestalled it because they needed him too much to give him up.

Squanto's name will forever be associated with the first Thanksgiving feast held in the New World. Read about the life of this most fascinating native-American.

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Squanto's Capture