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Bookmark or Share- Pocahontas | Biography, Cultural Legacy, & Facts | BritannicaPocahontas (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 colonists and Native Americans by befriending the settlers at the Jamestown Colony in Virginia and eventually marrying one of them. Among her several native names, the one best ...
- Pocahontas - World History EncyclopediaPocahontas (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. She was a citizen of the Mattaponi-Pamunkey Nation who were members of the confederacy.
- The True Story of Pocahontas Is More Complicated Than You Might ThinkPocahontas 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....
- Pocahontas - National Women's History MuseumAmong the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with helping the struggling English settlers survive.
- Who was Pocahontas? | Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, VAPocahontas was a nickname meaning “playful one,” given to her by her father. Her formal names were Amonute and Matoaka. Paramount chief Powhatan had numerous wives, and Pocahontas had a large number of half-brothers and half-sisters. Nothing is known about her mother.
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