Massasoit and his tribe of Wampanoag natives.
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.
The Native Americans-----------------------Native contact did not occur until spring, March 16, 1621. Though Natives were spotted in the Winter they did not help or save the Pilgrims. See discussion.
The fact that some of them were still alive in 1621.
The first native American to make contact with the Plymouth Colony pilgrims was Abenaki Indian named Samoset. He knew broken English from traveling with sailors prior to entering the settlement.
Massassoit [c. 1581-1661] was the chief who was at the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving. He already knew the Pilgrim community. Earlier that year, on March 22, 1621, he had concluded a friendly treaty with the colony. His Pokanoket Indians were part of the Wampanoag Confederacy that was on unfriendly terms with the Narragansett Indians of the same area. Massassoit wanted to get along with the Pilgrims, to keep them from allying with his enemies.
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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.
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.
The Pokanoket Indians who accompanied Chief Massassoit [c. 1581-1661] celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims. Their Chief had concluded a treaty with the Pilgrims, on March 22, 1621. He had agreed to friendly interactions with the Pilgrims as protection for Wampanoag Confederacy peoples against their enemies, the Narragansett Indians of the area.
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.
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.
November 1621
October of 1621 celebrated the first thanksgiving as we know it. The Pilgrims did not celebrate this as their thanksgiving until 1623.
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