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  2. Pocahontas - Wikipedia

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    Pocahontas (US: / ˌ p oʊ k ə ˈ h ɒ n t ə s /, UK: / ˌ p ɒ k-/; 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.

  3. Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith

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    Argall is a retelling of the founding of the Jamestown Colony and the legend of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. The novel is primarily written in flowery Elizabethan language, which was met with mixed critical reception; The New York Times found the language "endlessly distracting and often silly", [ 2 ] whereas the San Francisco Chronicle ...

  4. John Rolfe - Wikipedia

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    John Rolfe (c. 1585 – March 1622) was an English explorer, farmer and merchant. He is best known for being the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export.

  5. Powhatan - Wikipedia

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    The Powhatan people are featured in MGM's live-action film Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) and the Disney animated musical film Pocahontas (1995). They also appeared in the straight-to-video sequel Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998). Some of the current members of Powhatan-descended tribes complained about the Disney film.

  6. Pocahontas, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Pocahontas is a historic former community [1] in Baker County, Oregon, United States.It lies northwest of Baker City along Pocahontas Road near the Elkhorn Mountains. [2]The town was named after Pocahontas, a famous Native American woman. [3]

  7. Tomocomo - Wikipedia

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    Tomocomo represented with Pocahontas in 1906 by Elmer Boyd Smith. Uttamatomakkin (known as Tomocomo for short) was a Powhatan holy man who accompanied Pocahontas when she was taken to London in 1616. [1] Little is known about Tomocomo's life before his visit to London.

  8. Say, What?! Edward Norton Learns Pocahontas Is His 12th ... - AOL

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    Pocahontas and Edward Norton. Shutterstock(2) Finding out his family history. Edward Norton appeared on the season 9 premiere of Finding Your Roots, where he learned that historical figure ...

  9. Juan Ortiz (captive) - Wikipedia

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    A children's book, Uleyli- The Princess & Pirate: Based on the true story of Florida's Pocahontas, was released in 2018 in both a black-and-white illustrated chapter book version and a full-color illustrated, abridged, junior graphic novel version. In these versions, the chief's daughter's name became "Princess Uleyli of Ucita in Hirrihigua ...