Pocahontas

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Native American woman cultural intermediary historical figure member of the Powhatan people

Pocahontas was a Native American woman of the Powhatan people, best known for her association with the early English settlers at Jamestown and her role as a cultural intermediary between them and her tribe.

Aliases (2)

Disney animated film "Pocahontas" ×1
Pocahontas (1995 film) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American woman → cultural intermediary → historical figure → member of the Powhatan people →
allegedRescueEvent	claimed to have occurred around 1607 →
allegedRescueOf	John Smith →
alsoKnownAs	Matoaka → Rebecca Rolfe →
associatedWith	Jamestown, Virginia → King James I of England → Powhatan Confederacy →
baptismName	Rebecca →
baptizedIn	Church of England →
birthDate	circa 1596 →
birthPlace	Powhatan Confederacy → Tsenacommacah → present-day Virginia →
burialPlace	St George's Church, Gravesend →
causeOfDeath	unknown →
child	Thomas Rolfe →
citizenship	Powhatan Confederacy →
deathDate	March 1617 →
deathPlace	England → Gravesend → Kent →
ethnicity	Powhatan →
father	Chief Powhatan → Wahunsenacawh →
givenName	Amonute →
historicalAccuracyOfPopularDepictions	often disputed →
knownFor	acting as intermediary between Powhatan people and English settlers → association with Jamestown colony → marriage alliance with English colonist John Rolfe →
laterLegalStatus	subject of the English Crown →
legacy	icon of early American history → symbol of cross-cultural contact in colonial America →
metPerson	King James I → Queen Anne of Denmark →
portrayedAs	romantic figure in popular culture →
portrayedIn	Disney animated film "Pocahontas" →
presentedAt	English royal court →
religion	Christianity →
role	diplomatic figure between Powhatans and English → symbol of Anglo–Native American alliance →
spouse	John Rolfe →
traveledTo	England →
tribe	Powhatan →
yearOfTravelToEngland	1616 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Disney Princess franchise → Disney Princess franchise ("Pocahontas (1995 film)") →	hasPart
Heacham →	associatedWith
Jamestown Exposition →	honoredPerson
The New World →	mainSubject
Pocahontas County →	namedAfter
Colony and Dominion of Virginia →	notablePerson
Walt Disney Animation Studios →	notableWork
Pocahontas ("Disney animated film "Pocahontas"") →	portrayedIn
The New World →	portrays
John Rolfe →	spouse
Stephen Schwartz →	wroteLyricsFor