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noun - a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
POCAHONTAS - Pocahontas (born Matoaka, known as Amonute, c. 1596 March 1617) was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement...
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| In 1616 she went to England with her husband, John, & her infant son |
| 1995:"The Virginia Company","Colors of the Wind" |
| This teenager was the second of John Rolfe's 3 wives |
| She's the subject of the 17th century headline seen here:"LOCA POCA!! Saves Boy Toy From Fatal Clubbing" |
| On converting to Christianity, this daughter of Powhatan took the name Rebecca |
| This Disney heroine "and Her Forest Friends" appear in a live stage show with Grandmother Willow |
| This Indian woman, who saved John Smith, changed her name to Rebecca when she became Christian |
| In his "General Historie", Capt. John Smith said he would have been killed if not for her |
| John Smith said that this girl was about 10 when he met her in 1607 (she looked a little older in the Disney movie) |
| In 1616 she & her husband John Rolfe traveled to England to help raise funds for the Virginia colonists |
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| Pocahontas (born Matoaka, known as Amonute, c. 1596 March 1617) was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of Virginia. In a well-known historical anecdote, she saved the life of a captive of the Native Americans, the Englishman John Smith, in 1607 by placing her head upon his own when her father raised his war club to execute him. Many historians doubt the veracity of this story.Pocahontas was captured and held for ransom by the English during Anglo-Indian hostilities in 1613. During her captivity, she converted to Christianity and took the name Rebecca. When the opportunity arose for her to return to her people, she chose to remain with the English. In April 1614, at the age of 17, she married tobacco planter John Rolfe, and in January 1615, she bore their son, T |