<P> Tisquantum ( / tɪsˈkwɑːntəm / ; c. 1585 ( ± 10 years ? ) -- late November 1622 o.s. ) , more commonly known by the diminutive variant Squanto , was a Patuxet Native North American known for having been an early liaison between the native populations in Southern New England and the Mayflower settlers , who made their settlement at the site of Squanto 's former summer village . One of the last surviving people of the Patuxet tribe -- who had lived on the western coast of Cape Cod Bay and were annihilated by an epidemic infection -- he acted as a translator , guide , and advisor while he lived with them for 20 months . He showed them how to sow and fertilize native crops , a boon when it turned out that the crop from the seeds they brought largely failed , and introduced them to the fur trade , an important means by which they could reduce their indebtedness to their London financial backers . </P>
<P> Tisquantum ( / tɪsˈkwɑːntəm / ; c. 1585 ( ± 10 years ? ) -- late November 1622 o.s. ) , more commonly known by the diminutive variant Squanto , was a Patuxet Native North American known for having been an early liaison between the native populations in Southern New England and the Mayflower settlers , who made their settlement at the site of Squanto 's former summer village . One of the last surviving people of the Patuxet tribe -- who had lived on the western coast of Cape Cod Bay and were annihilated by an epidemic infection -- he acted as a translator , guide , and advisor while he lived with them for 20 months . He showed them how to sow and fertilize native crops , a boon when it turned out that the crop from the seeds they brought largely failed , and introduced them to the fur trade , an important means by which they could reduce their indebtedness to their London financial backers . </P>
who was the famous captain that took the first team from the mayflower overland
who was the famous captain that took the first team from the mayflower overland
Squanto
Squanto