In 1614, Pocahontas was kidnaped by the colonists, with the intention of trading her for concessions from Powhatan.
The Powhatan Indian Nation responds to the Disney version of the Pocahontas story by explaining how the animated movie differs from historical fact.
"Pocahontas was an Indian princess, the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
The highlights of this official Henrico County, Virginia page are the four Pocahontas portraits painted between 1850 and 1994.
Was Pocahontas a brave young women who defied her father to save the life of Chief John Smith? Or is the story simply a myth, given new credence by Disney, that strengthens our simplistic perception of good Indians and bad Indians? Discover both the fable