Massasoit is a statue by the American sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was completed in 1921 to mark the three hundredth anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing. The sculpture is meant to represent the Pokanoket leader Massasoit welcoming the Pilgrims on the occasion of the first Thanksgiving. Since 1970, the statue has been the site of the National Day of Mourning, a Native American protest on Thanksgiving Day. The Improved Order of Red Men fraternal organization commissioned the statue for the 1921 Pilgrim Tercentenary. Despite the group's name, they only allowed white male members at that time. Massasoit's last surviving relative, Wootonekanuske, was invited to the statue's unveiling. The statue sits atop Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, across from Plymouth Rock.
The sculptor, Cyrus E. Dallin ... created the original Massasoit sculpture for installation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1921 And as it turns out, full-size castings of Dallin’s Massasoit can be found in at least three other places: in front of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City; at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; and in the Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah