Taking the history back further, here's an excerpt from a primary document.
[A]ccording to the manner of the Indians, we manured our ground with herrings [so] we had a good increase of Indian corn
Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might, after a special manner, rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week. At which time, among other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming among us, and among the rest their greatest king, Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted; and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation
Your loving friend, E. W. -- Plymouth Colony leader Edward Winslow, 1621
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Date: 2014-11-29 03:59 am (UTC)[A]ccording to the manner of the Indians, we manured our ground with herrings [so] we had a good increase of Indian corn
Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might, after a special manner, rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week. At which time, among other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming among us, and among the rest their greatest king, Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted; and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation
Your loving friend,
E. W.
-- Plymouth Colony leader Edward Winslow, 1621