Samoset
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Samoset was a Wabanaki sagamore known as the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony, famously greeting them in English.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American
ⓘ
person ⓘ sagamore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Massasoit
ⓘ
Wampanoag people ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
present-day United States
|
| ethnicity |
Wabanaki peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Wabanaki
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greetedWithWords | Welcome, Englishmen ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early mediator in relations between Native Americans and English settlers in New England ⓘ |
| introduced | Massasoit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
greeting the Pilgrims in English ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Abenaki
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| learnedEnglishFrom | English fishermen ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Abenaki
ⓘ
surface form:
Abenaki people
|
| metWith |
English colonists at Plymouth
ⓘ
Pilgrims ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first contact with Pilgrims in March 1621 ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Maine
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| region | coastal Maine ⓘ |
| religion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| role | diplomatic intermediary between Native Americans and Pilgrims ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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