will the real pocahontas please stand up?
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Will the real Pocahontas please
stand up?
1595?- 1617
Images of Pocahontas throughout history…
Portrait
Portrait
MoviesAdvertisements
Story books & statues
The most recent
images of Pocahonta
s
Disney’s Version
Halloween CostumeFrom the film,
New World
Pocahontas was the daughter
of Powhatan, the chief
of an Algonkian confederac
y of Virginia
Powhatan Confederacy
•Pocahontas was actually her nickname, which meant “playful one”
•Her real name was Matoaka
Fighting between her people and
the European settlers at Jamestown led to the capture of John Smith
In 1624, John Smith wrote a book, claiming that Pocahontas had
saved him from execution while he was held prisoner by her tribe
•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
In 1614, Pocahontas
married tobacco
farmer, John Rolfe, to
create peace between her people and
English
She moved to England, she became a Christian (her name
was changed to Rebecca), and she had
a child, Thomas
Rolfe
She met the King and Queen of England and was
treated like royalty
•Because she was famous, she had an engraving done.
•This is the only from life portrait of Pocahontas
She was buried in
a churchyar
d in Gravesen
d, England. She was 22 years
old.
How can inaccurate media portrayals of Pocahontas affect people’s view of
American Indians?
Quick Write
Group Work
• Compare and Contrast the film’s version of Pocahontas with reality.
• Each Group will make a transparency
• Must use Venn Diagram
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)
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