Pocahontas
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
King James I of England
Powhatan peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Powhatan Confederacy
|
| baptismName | Rebecca ⓘ |
| baptizedIn | Church of England ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1596 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Powhatan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Powhatan Confederacy
Tsenacommacah ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Virginia
|
| burialPlace |
St George’s Church, Gravesend
ⓘ
surface form:
St George's Church, Gravesend
|
| causeOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| child |
John Rolfe
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Rolfe
|
| citizenship |
Powhatan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
James VI and I
ⓘ
surface form:
King James I
Anne of Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne of Denmark
|
| portrayedAs | romantic figure in popular culture ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Pocahontas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pocahontas (1995 film)
this entity surface form:
Disney animated film "Pocahontas"