<P> When the Mayflower landed in 1620 , Squanto worked to broker peaceable relations between the Pilgrims and the local Pokanokets . He played a key role in the early meetings in March 1621 , partly because he spoke English . He then lived with the Pilgrims for 20 months , acting as a translator , guide , and advisor . He introduced the settlers to the fur trade , and taught them how to sow and fertilize native crops , which proved vital since the seeds which the Pilgrims had brought from England largely failed . As food shortages increased , Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford relied on Squanto to pilot a ship of settlers on a trading expedition around Cape Cod and through dangerous shoals . During that voyage , Squanto contracted what Bradford called an `` Indian fever . '' Bradford stayed with him for several days until he died , which Bradford described as a `` great loss . '' </P>
<P> When the Mayflower landed in 1620 , Squanto worked to broker peaceable relations between the Pilgrims and the local Pokanokets . He played a key role in the early meetings in March 1621 , partly because he spoke English . He then lived with the Pilgrims for 20 months , acting as a translator , guide , and advisor . He introduced the settlers to the fur trade , and taught them how to sow and fertilize native crops , which proved vital since the seeds which the Pilgrims had brought from England largely failed . As food shortages increased , Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford relied on Squanto to pilot a ship of settlers on a trading expedition around Cape Cod and through dangerous shoals . During that voyage , Squanto contracted what Bradford called an `` Indian fever . '' Bradford stayed with him for several days until he died , which Bradford described as a `` great loss . '' </P>
indian who taught the pilgrims how to fish and plant crops
indian who taught the pilgrims how to fish and plant crops
Squanto
Squanto