11/10/2022 0 Comments Real story of pocahontas![]() ![]() The scene symbolizes the belief at the time that Native Americans should accept Christianity and other European ways. Her brother Nantequaus turns away from the ceremony. She kneels, surrounded by family members and colonists. Chapman depicts Pocahontas wearing white, being baptized Rebecca by Anglican minister Alexander Whiteaker in Jamestown, Virginia. The Baptism of Pocahontas by John Gadsby Chapman ( Wikimedia ). Matoaka was baptized ‘Rebecca’ and in 1614, she was married John Rolfe - the first recorded marriage between a European and a Native American. During her captivity, tobacco planter John Rolfe took a ‘special interest’ in the attractive young prisoner, and he eventually conditioned her release upon her agreeing to marry him. She was held hostage at Jamestown for over a year. On 13 th April, 1613 AD, during one of these visits, Samuel Argall captured Matoaka to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father. Matoaka often visited the settlement at Jamestown to help the settlers during times when food was in short supply. ‘John Smith Saved by Pocahontas’ by Alonzo Chappel, circa 1865, based off his wood carving from 1861, currently on display in the Art Museum of Western Virginia. In the Disney version, Matoaka/Pocahontas is depicted as a young woman when she saved John Smith, but by his accounts, she was only a 10-year-old child when these events occurred, and therefore highly unlikely that there was any romance between them. It is believed that John Smith was a pretentious man who told this lie to gain notoriety. In a letter written to Queen Anne, John Smith told the story of Matoaka throwing herself across his body to protect him from execution at the hands of Powhatan. In John Smith’s original writing, he told of having a large feast, after which he sat and spoke with Chief Powhatan. The accounts of what happened next vary from source to source. He was brought to Powhatan's home at Werowocomoco. One day, while exploring the Chickahominy River, John Smith was captured by one of Powhatan’s hunting parties. In 1607, John Smith, an Admiral of New England and an English soldier and explorer, arrived in Virginia by ship, with a group of about 100 other settlers. ![]() “Pocahontas” was a derogatory nickname meaning “spoiled child” or “naughty one.” Matoaka’s tribe was a part of a group of about thirty Algonquian-speaking tribes located in Tidewater, Virginia.ĭuring Matoaka’s childhood, the English had arrived in the ‘New World’ and clashes between the colonizers and the Native Americans were commonplace. Her given name at birth was Matoaka, although she was sometimes called Amonute. It is believed that Pocahontas was born around 1595 to a Powhatan chief. However, this depiction is a far departure from the actual events that occurred, and from the real life of Pocahontas.ĭisney produced a romanticized and inaccurate portrayal of the life of Pocahontas. Although Disney is known for creating fictional tales, many people believe that Disney’s account of the life of Pocahontas was a true reflection of past events: the love between Pocahontas and John Smith, the bravery Pocahontas showed when saving John Smith’s life, and the tragic ending when John Smith returned to England for medical treatment. In 1995, Disney released an artistically beautiful animated film showing the supposed events that unfolded between John Smith and Pocahontas. Pocahontas is remembered as the Native American Powhatan princess who saved the life of Englishman John Smith, married John Rolfe and fostered peace between English settlers and Native Americans. ![]()
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