will the real pocahontas please stand up? 1595?-1617
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Will the real Pocahontas please
stand up?
1595?- 1617
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Images of Pocahontas throughout history…
Portrait
Portrait
MoviesAdvertisements
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Story books & statues
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The most recent
images of Pocahonta
s
Disney’s Version
Halloween CostumeFrom the film,
New World
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Pocahontas was the daughter
of Powhatan, the chief
of an Algonkian confederac
y of Virginia
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Powhatan Confederacy
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•Pocahontas was actually her nickname, which meant “playful one”
•Her real name was Matoaka
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Fighting between her people and
the European settlers at Jamestown led to the capture of John Smith
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In 1624, John Smith wrote a book, claiming that Pocahontas had
saved him from execution while he was held prisoner by her tribe
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•Today, we know that it was probably not true
•Historians believe that she was participating in a ceremony and only pretended to save John Smith•She was not in love with John Smith… instead she married a man named John Rolfe
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In 1614, Pocahontas
married tobacco
farmer, John Rolfe, to
create peace between her people and
English
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She moved to England, she became a Christian (her name
was changed to Rebecca), and she had
a child, Thomas
Rolfe
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She met the King and Queen of England and was
treated like royalty
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•Because she was famous, she had an engraving done.
•This is the only from life portrait of Pocahontas
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She was buried in
a churchyar
d in Gravesen
d, England. She was 22 years
old.
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How can inaccurate media portrayals of Pocahontas affect people’s view of
American Indians?
Quick Write
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Group Work
• Compare and Contrast the film’s version of Pocahontas with reality.
• Each Group will make a transparency
• Must use Venn Diagram
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Topics
1. Meeting John Smith2. Native relations with English colonists3. Relationship with John Smith4. Experiences in England5. Appearance
• Significance to history – (your opinion –every group)