Squanto: From Slave to Diplomat
![Fanciful 1612 engraving of depicting the Almouchicois Indians—the French term for the Massachusett-speaking peoples of southern New England, after a 1605 drawing by the French explorer. Squanto: From Slave to Diplomat](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/indians.jpg)
Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people across the U.S., highlighting the challenges they have faced, their sacrifices and their contributions. “Native Americans have influenced every stage of America’s development,” noted […]