![]() ![]() Pocahontas and the first English settlers in Jamestown Colony The latter trait of hers was probably the reason why she went on to etch her name in annals of colonial history of America.īeing the daughter of a chief did not exempt her from engaging actively in everyday house errands like collecting herbs and berries, cooking, farming, tanning hides, and making clothes, and among others. ![]() Her tribesmen gave her the nickname Pocahontas due to her very cheerful and adventurous nature. Her birth name was Amonute however, she was generally called Matoaka. She was the daughter of very influential and powerful Native American chief by the name of Chief Powhatan (or Wahunsenaca), overall ruler of the Powhatan tribal nation. ![]() It’s been stated that the famous Native American folk hero Pocahontas was born towards the end of the 16 th century in a tribe called the Powhatan tribal nation in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Portrait engraving by Simon de Passe, 1616 In many of the biographies about Pocahontas, it’s been noted that in spite of her very short-lived life, the Powhatan princess played a very significant role in the early colonial period of American history.
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