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Massasoit was the chief of the Wampanoag tribe. He was also invited to the first Thanksgiving celebrations during 1621 by the pilgrims in the New World.
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Massasoit and his tribe of Wampanoag natives.
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The year was 1621. The Plymouth colonists had their autumn feast, which was the first Thanksgiving supper. The Indians in question were from the Wanpanoag tribe. This harvest feast was a celebration of the cooperation between the pilgrims and the tribe.
The Pilgrims first met Squanto in March 1621 when he approached their settlement at Plymouth. Squanto had been living with the Wampanoag tribe and spoke English, which enabled him to communicate and help the Pilgrims establish peaceful relations with the Native Americans in the area.
On March 22, 1621, when the Pilgrims signed a peace treaty with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoag tribe. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated late autumn 1621 when the Pilgrims invited the chief to a three-day festival celebrating their harvest. The second Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1777. In 1941, President Roosevelt made Thanksgiving an official national holiday, celebrated the fourth Thursday in November.
In the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims met two Native Americans, Squanto and Samoset, who, to the Pilgrims' surprise, spoke English. Samoset had learned English from traders, and Squanto had learned it in England, where he had been a prisoner. These two Native Americans offered a peace pact on behalf of the Wampanoag leader Massasoit. They believed that the Pilgrims could be useful allies and signed a treaty in 1621.
Massassoit [c. 1581-1661] was the Wampanoag Chief who attended the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony. He had made himself well known to the Pilgrims. He headed the Pokanoket indians, who were members of the Wampanoag Confederacy. He was concerned about the Pokanoket rivals, the Narragansett. He didn't want the Narragansett to benefit from Pilgrim presence in the area. So he concluded a friendly treaty with the Pilgrims on March 22, 1621. That's why he was happy to be invited to the Thanksgiving celebrations. And that's also why the Pilgrims were happy at the Chief's acceptance.
The Pilgrims decided to hold a celebration of Thanksgiving. They invited the Wampanoag, who had helped them survive a very difficult year.to celebrate the great harvest that year
The Indians who helped the pilgrims were Wampanoag.
Massassoit [c. 1571-1661] was an Indian guest of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, in 1621. He was the leader of Pokanoket Indians within the Wampanoag Confederacy. In that capacity, he had concluded a friendly treaty with the Pilgrims earlier in the year, on March 22. So he was a known and welcome guest to the newcomers.