Squanto
Squanto, Squanto was a servant
of the Great Spirit - Manitu.
Pure Heart Squanto was confounded
by two cultures of colonists and the Natives.
His innocent mind was devastated
when his entire Nation was wiped out by the plague.
He survived for he was kidnapped
and taken to Europe.
In England, he learned the language of colonists
and was almost sold into slavery.
Upon his arrival to his Native land
he negotiated peace between Colonists and the Natives.
Squanto set precedence for native Nations.
He new that to survive meant to assimilate
into the culture of colonists,
without abandoning Native ways.
The Nations should unite,
have one common language –
speak with one voice,
that was Squanto plan.
© A. R. Wielgus 2016
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