Massasoit Sachem
by Joan Carroll
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Massasoit Sachem
Artist
Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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I visited Plymouth MA (home of Plymouth Rock) on a cold rainy day, which seemed to perfectly match the dichotomy found there between the celebration of the arrival of the Pilgrims and the ultimate decimation of Native American peoples and culture. Massasoit Sachem or Ousamequin was the sachem, or leader, of the Wampanoag, and "Massasoit" of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The term Massasoit means Great Sachem. This statue sits atop the hill overlooking the Plymouth Rock monument. It also sits next to a plaque stating that Native Americans gather at that spot at noon on the US Thanksgiving holiday for a national day or mourning. To many, Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of native Americans, the theft of their lands, and the relentless assault on their culture. According to English sources, Massasoit prevented the failure of Plymouth Colony and the almost certain starvation that the Pilgrims faced during the earliest years of the colony's establishment. Moreover, Massasoit forged critical political and personal ties with the colonial leaders John Carver,Stephen Hopkins, Edward Winslow, William Bradford, and Miles Standish � ties which grew out of a negotiated peace treaty on March 22, 1621. For nearly forty years, the Wampanoag and the English of Massachusetts Bay Colony maintained an increasingly uneasy peace until Massasoit's death. Throughout this time, and in order to maintain the peace, Massasoit sold lands which the English insisted on having. Massasoit was humane and honest, never violated his word, and constantly endeavored to imbue his people with a love of peace. He kept the Pilgrims advised of any warlike designs toward them by other tribes.
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