Pocahontas, 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. Learn more about Pocahontas’s life and her legacy, including her portrayal in popular culture.
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...
Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617, also known as Amonute, Matoaka) was the daughter of Wahunsenacah (l. c. 1547 - c. 1618, also known as Chief Powhatan), leader of the Powhatan Confederacy in the region of modern-day Virginia, United States.
WRIC: ‘Zero compromise’: Powhatan Board of Supervisors declines school board’s permit request to partially demolish Pocahontas Landmark Center
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Powhatan Board of Supervisors (BOS) has denied the Powhatan School Board’s permit to demolish part of the Pocahontas Landmark Center (PLC). For some, the former ...
‘Zero compromise’: Powhatan Board of Supervisors declines school board’s permit request to partially demolish Pocahontas Landmark Center
"Virtually, Pocahontas became the Powhatan symbol of peace, both as a child and as an adult," Daniel wrote. Townsend argues much of the familiar Pocahontas story is simply feel-good history. "The ...
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The board of supervisors is partnering with the school board in Powhatan to conduct a feasibility study about the Pocahontas Landmark Center (PLC). During a Feb. 23 ...
Pocahontas (1995), a Walt Disney Company animated feature, one of the Disney Princess films, and the most well known adaptation of the Pocahontas story. The film presents a fictional romantic affair between Pocahontas and John Smith, in which Pocahontas teaches Smith respect for nature.