That dependence is one of the most tragic patterns in his biography.

The skills captivity gave him became the skills colonial settlement rewarded.

They also tied his survival to the newcomers.

His Final Journey

In 1622, Tisquantum traveled with William Bradford on a trading and diplomatic journey along the coast.

During the trip, he became ill.

Bradford later recorded that Tisquantum suffered a fever and bleeding from the nose.

The exact cause of death is unknown.

He died at a place called Chatham or Manamoyick in the English records, on what is now Cape Cod.

His life ended only a few years after he had finally returned to his homeland.