Pocahontas - Wikipedia
Pocahontas (US: / ˌpoʊkəˈhɒntəs / ⓘ, UK: / ˌpɒk -/; born Amonute, [1] also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; c. 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
The Real Story of Pocahontas: Her Life, Death and Meaning - TIME
2019年3月12日 — Pocahontas was an extremely talented and lively 10-year-old girl when Jamestown was founded in 1607. She was the daughter of the Great Powhatan, who ruled over numerous client tribes in the...
The True Story of Pocahontas Is More Complicated ... - Smithsonian Magazine
2024年2月20日 — Pocahontas might be a household name, but the true story of her short, powerful life is buried in myths that have persisted since the 17th century. First, Pocahontas wasn’t her actual name....
Pocahontas - HISTORY
2009年10月29日 — Pocahontas was a Native American woman born around 1595. She was the daughter of the powerful Chief Powhatan, the ruler of the Powhatan tribal nation, which at its strongest included around 30...
The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality
2017年9月8日 — Despite what many people believe due to longstanding and inaccurate accounts in history books and movies such as Disney’s Pocahontas, the true story of Pocahontas is not one of a young Native Powhatan woman with a raccoon friend who dove off of mountain-like cliffs off the coasts of Virginia. (Note: there are no cliffs on the coast of Virginia.)
Pocahontas | Biography, Cultural Legacy, & Facts | Britannica
Pocahontas (born c. 1596, near present-day Jamestown, Virginia, U.S.—died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, England) was a Powhatan woman who fostered peace between English colonists and Native Americans by befriending the settlers at the Jamestown Colony in Virginia and eventually marrying one of them.
Who Is the Real Pocahontas? - American Battlefield Trust
2020年10月28日 — Born around 1597 Pocahontas was the real-life daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a political and spiritual alliance of groups of fellow Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians. By the time the English arrived in 1607, she likely lived at Werowocomoco, in today’s Gloucester County, Virginia.
The True Story Behind Disney’s Pocahontas
2021年7月23日 — Pocahontas was one of the first real-life Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). While many may know this historical figure as Pocahontas, to family and those around her, she was known by different names. Her primary name at birth was Amonute, and her secondary name was Matoaka, meaning “flower between two streams.”
Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend - U.S. National Park Service
Pocahontas was born about 1596 and named "Amonute," though she also had a more private name of Matoaka. She was called "Pocahontas" as a nickname, which meant "playful one," because of her frolicsome and curious nature. She was the daughter of Wahunsenaca (Chief Powhatan), the mamanatowick (paramount chief) of the Powhatan Chiefdom.
Pocahontas: The Real Story Behind The Fabled Powhatan 'Princess'
2022年9月14日 — She was captured and held captive by English colonists, then paraded around London as a "civilized savage." This is the true story of Pocahontas that's nothing like the fairy-tale version. Born around 1596, Pocahontas was the favorite daughter of Chief Powhatan — the leader of the Powhatan tribal nation in modern-day Virginia.