Pocahontas

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Pocahontas was a Native American woman of the Powhatan people, best known for her association with the early English settlers at Jamestown and her role as a cultural intermediary between them and her tribe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American woman
cultural intermediary
historical figure
member of the Powhatan people
allegedRescueEvent claimed to have occurred around 1607
allegedRescueOf John Smith
alsoKnownAs Matoaka
Rebecca Rolfe
associatedWith Jamestown, Virginia
linked to: Jamestown

King James I of England
linked to: James VI and I

Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
baptismName Rebecca
baptizedIn Church of England
birthDate circa 1596
birthPlace Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples

Tsenacommacah
present-day Virginia
linked to: Virginia
burialPlace St George's Church, Gravesend
causeOfDeath unknown
child Thomas Rolfe
linked to: John Rolfe
citizenship Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
deathDate March 1617
deathPlace England
Gravesend
Kent
ethnicity Powhatan
father Chief Powhatan
Wahunsenacawh
givenName Amonute
historicalAccuracyOfPopularDepictions often disputed
knownFor acting as intermediary between Powhatan people and English settlers
association with Jamestown colony
marriage alliance with English colonist John Rolfe
laterLegalStatus subject of the English Crown
legacy icon of early American history
symbol of cross-cultural contact in colonial America
metPerson King James I
linked to: James VI and I

Queen Anne of Denmark
linked to: Anne of Denmark
portrayedAs romantic figure in popular culture
portrayedIn Disney animated film "Pocahontas"
linked to: Pocahontas
presentedAt English royal court
religion Christianity
role diplomatic figure between Powhatans and English
symbol of Anglo–Native American alliance
spouse John Rolfe
traveledTo England
tribe Powhatan
yearOfTravelToEngland 1616

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Pocahontas portrayedIn Disney animated film "Pocahontas"
linked to: Pocahontas
John Rolfe spouse Pocahontas
Heacham associatedWith Pocahontas
Disney Princess franchise hasPart Pocahontas (1995 film)
linked to: Pocahontas
The New World mainSubject Pocahontas
The New World portrays Pocahontas
Stephen Schwartz wroteLyricsFor Pocahontas
Pocahontas County namedAfter Pocahontas
Linda Hunt notableWork Pocahontas (1995 film)
linked to: Pocahontas
Rust Never Sleeps hasPart Pocahontas
Jane Bolling Randolph hasAncestor Pocahontas
subject linked to: Jane Bolling Randolph (mother)
Jane Bolling Randolph relative Pocahontas
subject linked to: Jane Bolling Randolph (mother)
Disney animated universe hasPart Pocahontas (1995 film)
linked to: Pocahontas
Disney Renaissance notableFilm Pocahontas
Powhatan peoples notableMember Pocahontas
Amonute alsoKnownAs Pocahontas
Matoaka alsoKnownAs Pocahontas
Matoaka hasNickname Pocahontas
Powhatan notablePerson Pocahontas
Wahunsenacawh child Pocahontas
Wahunsenacawh fatherOf Pocahontas
Chief Powhatan fatherOf Pocahontas
Chief Powhatan child Pocahontas
Heacham hasHistoricalConnectionTo Pocahontas
subject linked to: Heacham, Norfolk, England
Thomas Rolfe mother Pocahontas
Q'orianka Kilcher notableWork Pocahontas (role)
linked to: Pocahontas
Q'orianka Kilcher portrayed Pocahontas
Colors of the Wind basedOnCharacter Pocahontas (Disney character)
linked to: Pocahontas
Colors of the Wind partOfSoundtrack Pocahontas (1995 film)
linked to: Pocahontas
Colors of the Wind film Pocahontas
Glen Keane notableWork Pocahontas