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 …

Most notably, Pocahontas has left an indelible impression that has endured for more than 400 years. And yet, many people who know her name do not know much about her. Pocahontas was born …

Oct 28, 2025 · 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 …

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.

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 …

Among the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with helping the struggling English settlers survive.

Feb 15, 2021 · 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 …

During the first Anglo-Powhatan War, Pocahontas was kidnapped by the English in April 1613 and held in captivity for a year. She met John Rolfe, a planter, and agreed to marry him and convert to …

The broad strokes of Pocahontas’s biography are well known—unusually so for a 17th-century Indigenous woman—yet her life has long been shrouded by misunderstandings and misinformation.

Young Algonquian woman of the Powhatan nation who became famous for allegedly saving Captain John Smith 's life in the early days of the Jamestown colony and later as the wife of John Rolfe, the …