Samoset was the first Native to make contact with the Pilgrims following their arrival at Plymouth. Samoset was a leader of the Abenaki tribe in Maine who was visiting Massasoit at the time. He had a rudimentary knowledge of English from interactions with European fishermen who had been coming to fish off Monhegan Island. Five days after his initial visit to Plymouth, he returned along with four Natives including Squanto.
