his name was samoset. >> samoset, and indian chief, had learned english from coastal fishermen alongnother indian, squanto, who also spoke english and sale to england and back. he promised to return and bring squanto with him. when samoset and squanto came, they told the pilgrims that a great chief was nearby and wanted to meet with them. the pilgrims decided to welcome them. they brought massasoit, chief of the wampanoag indians, to meet them. the two leaders ate and drank together. during this friendly meeting, they discussed a peace treaty by which neither the pilgrims nor the indians should do harm to one another. but they would assist each other whenever help might be needed. massasoit agreed, and the treaty that was made would last for 24 years. now that piece was made with the indians, the pilgrims felt safe. now they could allow the mayflower to sail back to england. as they watched, perhaps the realized they would never see their old homes again. but they had new homes now in their new colony of plymouth. they realized as well that the merchants in england who had lent money

he calls over samoset, hey, samoset, come here. you know how to speak english, right? why don't you go into these people, right, go into plimoth patuxet and find out why these people are building their homes. massasoit was a leader. he's not one of my men. so i don't know what's going to happen to him. come march 1621, samoset walks into the pilgrim village. they considered him to be naked. he didn't have that much clothing on. he had on just a breech cloth. he goes welcome englishmen in their own language. they were shocked in seeing a native person speaking english to them. he told them about the land, the area, the plague that just came through. he stays at steven hawkin's house over the evening. he goes back and tells masassoit it's okay to come along. he comes along and brings 60 of their men and that's when they make the famous treaty between the two people, the peace treaty. you think about it, i mention that plague coming down the coast, that plague stopped dead in its tracks right before the territory started. any thoughts about that, why it stopped right ther

his name was samoset. he had learned some broken english by working with some englishmen off the waters in what is now maine. they exchanged gifts and he promised to return with another indian who spoke fluent english. squantoh lived in what i now northeastern massachusetts in rhode island. the warm pa knowatt chief had good reason to formn alliance with the pilgrims. settlers and formed a treatye th lasted more than 50 years. squantoh remained wit the pilgrims act as their interpreter and a special instrument sent of god f their good, beyon their expectations. he instructed them on crops, showed them where to hunt a fish, guided them on land and sea to new destinations and you probably remember what happened next. as the pilgrims recovered and prospered thrghout 162 they received the blessings of a wontiful fall -- of a bountiful fall harvest. there was a feast to express gratitude to the allies and to give tnks to god for his abundant gifts. this meal of course was the first thanksgiving. now the thanksg