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Who is Pocahontas and why is he important?
Pocahontas became known by the colonists as an important Powhatan emissary. She occasionally brought the hungry settlers food and helped successfully negotiate the release of Powhatan prisoners in 1608. But relations between the colonists and the Indians remained strained.
Why was Pocahontas a hero?
Matoaka or Pocahontas is a great hero who deserves her story to be known. Matoaka or Pocahontas united the English and the Powhatan Indians. She created peace in the land. She risked being exiled from her land because she warned the English that her father was planning an attack.
Who did Pocahontas marry and why was it important?
She probably married John Rolfe willingly, since she already had a half-white child who could help create a bond between the two peoples. Her father consented to the marriage, but only because she was being held captive and he feared what might happen if he said no.
What was the significance of Pocahontas marriage?
Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. The marriage ensured peace between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan tribe for several years.
Why was Pocahontas seen as a symbol of peace?
Pocahontas was seen as a symbol of peace and often accompanied envoys sent from Chief Powhatan to the starving English settlers. She was also sent to negotiate for the release of Powhatan prisoners. There are also documented notes of her playing with the English children.
How did Native Americans feel about Pocahontas?
Native Americans for so many years have been so tired of enthusiastic white people loving to love Pocahontas, and patting themselves on the back because they love Pocahontas, when in fact what they were really loving was the story of an Indian who virtually worshipped white culture.