The pilgrims had been studying for a few months, some of which were stationed at a settlement known as Plymouth. The pilgrims were under the belief that the Native Americans, or rather 'Indians' as they were so wrongly named for so many years, were a savage tribe - because they assumed that they were unintelligent people because of their culture.
Well, Samoset, the first Native American to make contact with the pilgrims shocked them entirely by speaking in English! It was broken English, albeit, but he was able to communicate with the pilgrims from what he learned listening to the fishermen in a near by region. He knew people by their names, how to ask for food, and he later went on to describe the land to the pilgrims!
This detailed description of the land would not only include landmarks, but where Native Settlements were, and how many people were staying in that Settlement!
