SQUANTO


Meaning of SQUANTO in English

n.

died November 1622, Chatham Harbor, Plymouth Colony

Pawtuxet Indian interpreter and guide.

Squanto learned English after escaping an attempt to sell him into slavery and joining the Newfoundland Company. In Plymouth colony he was made Gov. William Bradford 's Indian emissary. He also served as interpreter for Edward Winslow , the Pilgrim representative, during his negotiations with Massasoit , chief of the Wampanoag.

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