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'''Samoset''' (ca. [[1590]] – [[1653]]) was the first [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] to make contact with the [[Pilgrims]]. On [[March 16]], [[1621]] the settlers were more than surprised when Samoset strolled straight through the middle of the encampment at [[Plymouth Colony]] and greeted them in [[English language|English]] and asked whether they had any [[beer]] for him<ref>Edward Winslow, [http://members.aol.com/calebj/mourt1.html/ ''Mourt's Relation''] (1622).</ref>. He was a member of an [[Abenaki]] tribe that resided at that time in [[Maine]]. He was a [[Sagamore (title)|sagamore]] (subordinate chief) of his tribe and was visiting [[Massasoit|Chief Massasoit]]. He had learned his broken English from the [[England|English]] fishermen that came to fish off [[Monhegan Island]]. After spending the night with the Pilgrims, he came back two days later with [[Squanto]], who spoke English much better than Samoset.

== From Mourt's Relation (1622): Samoset Comes to Plyimouth ==

... ...Friday, (March) the 16th, a fair warm day towards; this morning we determined to conclude of the military orders, which we had begun to consider of before but were interrupted by the drunk people, as we mentioned formerly. And whilst we were busied hereabout, we were interrupted again, for there presented himself a savage, which caused an alarm. He very boldly came all alone and along the houses straight to the rendezvous, where we intercepted him, not suffering him to go in, as undoubtedly he(contracted; show full)
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[[Category:People from Maine|Samoset]]
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