The first encounters between Pilgrims and Indians were friendly 
ones.  Samoset, a sachem of the Pemaquid (Mohegan) tribe, greeted 
the Pilgrims in English (which he had learned from contact with 
traders) and became an instrumental liaison between the new 
settlers and the Indians.  Samoset signed the first land deed in 
America, ceding close to twelve thousand acres to the new arrivals.  
Also helpful was Squanto, who returned to North America in 1619 
after being sold into slavery in Spain.  Squanto helped negotiate the 
first peace treaty, with Wampanoag chief Massasoit in 1621.