Squanto, an American Indian of the Wampanoag tribe, is inducted for his role in leading the first recorded field day in the New Country.

Early in his life, Squanto was captured from his east coast Wampanoag tribe and sold as a slave in Spain. Eventually he escaped from Spain to England. He returned to Massachusetts Bay in 1619 as a servant pilot to an English sea captain. He escaped bondage again and made his way back to his home territory, only to discover that his tribe had been destroyed by the plague.

Two years later he helped the starving Pilgrims to survive by teaching them both fishing and planting of corn using fish as fertilizer. This heroic event is recorded as the first demonstration field day and immortalizes Squanto as the first model of a county agent in the New World.

In 1621 Squanto served as interpreter at the Treaty of Plymouth, signed between Chief Massasoit and Governor William Bradford. Unfortunately, his alliance cost Squanto the esteem of his fellow Native Americans.

While guiding an exploration party around Cape Cod in 1622, Squanto became ill and died.