Kalani Queypo: Playing Squanto | Saints & Strangers

Squanto is actually a real figure in

Squanto is actually a real figure in American history quanto is from the

American history quanto is from the

American history quanto is from the Pawtuxet tribe and Squanto actually is a

Pawtuxet tribe and Squanto actually is a

Pawtuxet tribe and Squanto actually is a way for like a decade he’s enslaved his

way for like a decade he’s enslaved his

way for like a decade he’s enslaved his captured by Europeans and he learns the

captured by Europeans and he learns the

captured by Europeans and he learns the English language and a decade later he

English language and a decade later he

English language and a decade later he comes back find that his entire tribe

comes back find that his entire tribe

comes back find that his entire tribe had been decimated from disease so he’s

had been decimated from disease so he’s

had been decimated from disease so he’s the last of his tribe the fact that he’s

the last of his tribe the fact that he’s

the last of his tribe the fact that he’s on the outside because he’s been

on the outside because he’s been

on the outside because he’s been influenced by English culture he speaks

influenced by English culture he speaks

influenced by English culture he speaks the language he has a worldview that’s

the language he has a worldview that’s

the language he has a worldview that’s different from the land that he has come

different from the land that he has come

different from the land that he has come from so he finds himself back at home

from so he finds himself back at home

from so he finds himself back at home and not feeling at home so when the

and not feeling at home so when the

and not feeling at home so when the saints and strangers come over on the

saints and strangers come over on the

saints and strangers come over on the Mayflower there’s almost a connection

Mayflower there’s almost a connection

Mayflower there’s almost a connection that they have because they are also

that they have because they are also

that they have because they are also strangers in a way sad not far from this

strangers in a way sad not far from this

strangers in a way sad not far from this place and went into the waters that

place and went into the waters that

place and went into the waters that carries

lift I was already home

lift I was already home quanto was a diplomat he was a

quanto was a diplomat he was a

quanto was a diplomat he was a translator me as Kalon equipo in the

translator me as Kalon equipo in the

translator me as Kalon equipo in the modern world you straddle traditional

modern world you straddle traditional

modern world you straddle traditional and modern you you battle with the

and modern you you battle with the

and modern you you battle with the values of your people of the past and

values of your people of the past and

values of your people of the past and and what’s happening right now there’s

and what’s happening right now there’s

and what’s happening right now there’s one point where I’m incapacitated and

one point where I’m incapacitated and

one point where I’m incapacitated and the native people say something to

the native people say something to

the native people say something to Bradford and and and he’s like oh if we

Bradford and and and he’s like oh if we

Bradford and and and he’s like oh if we only had somebody to translate you know

only had somebody to translate you know

only had somebody to translate you know and that delicate balance that that

and that delicate balance that that

and that delicate balance that that instrument that tool was missing for

instrument that tool was missing for

instrument that tool was missing for them you know and and it just goes to

them you know and and it just goes to

them you know and and it just goes to show you how everybody plays their part

show you how everybody plays their part

show you how everybody plays their part there’s a role for everybody

there’s a role for everybody

there’s a role for everybody Squanto was such an important role in

Squanto was such an important role in

Squanto was such an important role in this because he really does bridge that

this because he really does bridge that

this because he really does bridge that gap between the native people who were

gap between the native people who were

gap between the native people who were there and and the Saints and strangers

there and and the Saints and strangers

there and and the Saints and strangers these settlers