SQUANTO

Squanto used to be a Patuxet Indian. When he was young he had an encounter with some English men from a trading ship. He decided to go back to England with the men, and was actually part of an Indian Exhibit on a stage. After a while, he got homesick and wanted to go back to America. The man he was staying with got in contact with John Smith who was sailing over to America, so he would take Squanto with him. Almost home, Squanto was tricked into going on another ship and was captured and turned into a slave. Eventually he got out of slavery and made his way home once again. When he got back to where his tribe once was, everyone was gone and he found out that everyone had died of a "great sickness". He then joined a nearby tribe called the Wampanoag Indians. After a while, the tribe heard about an English group settling nearby, so they went to go negotiate rules with them. Squanto decided to stay with the English men. He then helped them grow more crops for food and when they should plant more crops. He also helped them build warm houses to live in. Overall Squanto had a very eventful life. But he also made a great contribution towards the Mayflower Men, and they probably would have either died or had a very rough life if Squanto hadn't helped them.


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Jamestown

This is a picture of the early settlement at Jamestown. It shows the fort that the explorers built for the protection from the Indians. When they settled here, they tried to act tough and not show their weaknesses in hope that the Indians would back off. But I believe that this caused the Indians to come on even stronger because they felt that the settlers were a threat. This picture seems pretty accurate, because they have the two higher raised corners with the cannons on them. One of the raised platforms was to protect them from the Spainyards out at sea, and the other was to protect them from the Indians in the woods.

Yeha-Noha Native American chant

This is a native american chant from yeho- noho native americans. I think this is really interesting because no matter how much us Americans have done to the Native Americans, they have still stayed true to their culture. They dont care what other people think, they have strong beliefs and they follow them. I really respect that. I love how their chants sound so different from anything you hear on the radio. Its really interesting.

watch me dance:)

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