It is to recover the human being underneath it.

That recovery begins with sequence.

Patuxet came before Plymouth.

Kidnapping came before English fluency.

Captivity came before interpretation.

The epidemic came before the harvest gathering.

Political calculation came before sentimental memory.

Once the sequence is restored, Tisquantum’s life looks entirely different.

He is still one of the most important intermediaries in early colonial New England.

He still helped Plymouth survive.