During their journeys, both experienced a name change: The Separatists became Pilgrims and Tisquantum became Squanto.

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Incredibly, first as a hostage and later as an interpreter, Tisquantum crossed the Atlantic six times.

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Meanwhile, in the New World, a manchild named Tisquantum was born to the Wampanoag Indians.

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On his odyssey, Tisquantum learned Old World languages that, combined with his New World survival skills, would contribute to his rendezvous with destiny.

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Both the Separatists and Tisquantum became very important to our future, but not before their lives would change and intertwine in ways not to be imagined by either.

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