Massasoit's Peace Pact With The Pilgrims

Massasoit was the leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy when English

settlers landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. He and his people kept the

Pilgrims from starving in the early years of their settlement, attended

the first Thanksgiving and forged a peace treaty with the English that

lasted 40 years until his death. We'll talk with American Indian scholars

Darius Coombs and Bob Charlesbois who'll fill in the details of this

Native American leader's attempt to make peace for his people and with the

new strangers. Also, Native American film director Chris Eyre on his

portrayal of Massasoit for the 2009 PBS television series "We Shall

Remain".