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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.
The birthplace of John Rolfe, born c. 1585, remains unproven. At that time, the Spanish Empire held a virtual monopoly on the lucrative tobacco trade. Most Spanish colonies in the Americas were located in South America and the West Indies, which were more favorable to tobacco growth than their English counterparts (founded in the early 17th century, notably Jamestown in 1607).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Title character of the 1995 Disney animated film of the same name Fictional character Pocahontas Pocahontas character Pocahontas as she appears in Pocahontas (1995). First appearance Pocahontas (1995) Created by Carl Binder Susannah Grant Philip LaZebnik Voiced by Irene Bedard (speaking ...
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 ...
Rolfe's birth was recorded as the first time a child was born to a Native American woman and a European man in the history of Virginia. [4] In 1616 John Rolfe and Pocahontas accompanied Governor Sir Thomas Dale on a trip to England to promote the Colony of Virginia , they sailed aboard the Treasurer captained by Samuel Argall , arriving at ...
A Native American activist who claims ancestry from the same Virginia tribe as Pocahontas, the Pamunkey indigenous group, is not an enrolled member of the nation, according to the group’s former ...
Rolfe and Pocahontas married April 16, 1614 and had their only son 8 months later on January 18, 1615. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] This was the first known inter-racial union in Virginia and helped to bring a brief period of better relations between the Indians and the colonists.
Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Pocahontas" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.