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Pocahontas
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Pocahontas, also known as Matoaka, Amonute, and later Rebecca, was the daughter of Wahunsenaca (Chief Powhatan), paramount chief of the Powhatan tribes of Tidewater Virginia. Students compare the written record, the Mattaponi oral history, the 1995 Disney film, and artworks such as Baptism of Pocahontas in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, and they learn why parts of her story, such as the John Smith 'rescue,' are disputed. They practice telling a Native woman's story accurately and respectfully, and they learn that her people, including the Pamunkey and Mattaponi, are still here today.
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