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.

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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

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Heacham associatedWith Pocahontas
this entity surface form: Pocahontas (1995 film)
The New World mainSubject Pocahontas
Pocahontas County namedAfter Pocahontas
Pocahontas portrayedIn Pocahontas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Disney animated film "Pocahontas"
The New World portrays Pocahontas
John Rolfe spouse Pocahontas
Stephen Schwartz wroteLyricsFor Pocahontas