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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › PocahontasPocahontas - Wikipedia

    Pocahontas was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, paramount chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of about thirty Algonquian-speaking groups and petty chiefdoms in the Tidewater region of the present-day U.S. state of Virginia. [8] Her mother's name and origin are unknown, but she was probably of lowly status.

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    Oct 29, 2009 · 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...

  3. Feb 20, 2024 · 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....

  4. Mar 12, 2019 · Despite her short life, Pocahontas was a key figure in the beginnings of English America. Here's what to know about her story.

  5. Jun 23, 1995 · Pocahontas: Directed by Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg. With Joe Baker, Christian Bale, Irene Bedard, Billy Connolly. An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.

  6. Jun 21, 2024 · 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. Among her several native names, the one best ...

  7. Apr 3, 2014 · Pocahontas was a Powhatan Native American woman known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. In a well-known historical...

  8. 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.

  9. Mar 19, 2024 · Although Pocahontas (c. 1597 – March 1617) lived only twenty years, different versions of her story became a part of an American mythology that persists centuries later. But who really was the woman we know as Pocahontas?

  10. Among the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with having helped the struggling English settlers in Virginia survive in the early 1600s.

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