Tisquantum

Also known as Tisquantum, he proved an invaluable friend to white settlers in New England in the early 17th century.

Archive 2007-11-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2007

Also known as Tisquantum, he proved an invaluable friend to white settlers in New England in the early 17th century.

Not Forgotten This Thanksgiving Ellen Beth Gill 2007

Also known as Tisquantum and considered the last surviving member of the Patuxet, he had been kidnapped by Europeans and brought to Spain and to England, where he learned to speak English quite well.

Ottaway Online Editors 2009

Tisquantum first came in contact with English explorers in 1605, when he and other Patuxet: Manida, Skidwarres/Skettawarroes, Nahanada/Dehanada, and Assacumet, were captured by the party of George Weymouth.

Archive 2009-11-22 Toby O'B 2009

Tisquantum (better known as Squanto) (c. 1580s – November 1622) was a Patuxet Native American who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter in the New World and was integral to their survival.

Archive 2009-11-22 Toby O'B 2009

Squanto, or Tisquantum, helped teach the Pilgrims to hunt, farm and fish.

Kenneth C. Davis: Busting Thanksgiving Myths 2009

Tisquantum, called Squanto, is revered in elementary schools nationwide as the kindly Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to survive the harsh New World winters.

2007 November « A Bird’s Nest 2007

Tisquantum finally settled with Pilgrims at the site of his former village, which the English named Plymouth.

Archive 2009-11-22 Toby O'B 2009

Tisquantum, called Squanto, is revered in elementary schools nationwide as the kindly Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to survive the harsh New World winters.

Thanks. « A Bird’s Nest 2007

Tisquantum convinced the friars to let him try to return home.

Archive 2009-11-22 Toby O'B 2009