Pocahontas
In today’s culture, Pocahontas is widely known to have played an important role in American History. Sadly, many people, especially the younger generation, have acquired this knowledge through the animated cartoon created by Disney, titled Pocahontas. By only watching this cartoon, one cannot say that they know the history of Pocahontas. ... Pocahontas was born sometime in the year 1595. ... The cartoon does not reveal any of Pocahontas’ past. ... Pocahontas is recorded to have had three different names in her lifetime. ... ” The most popular, and widely known is Pocahontas. Pocahontas may have acquired this nickname from her father, chief Powhatan. Pocahontas translates into “playful” or “mischievous one.” Pocahontas obtained her third name later in her life. ... Pocahontas was christened this name when she converted to Christianity while being held hostage by Englishmen in 1613. Pocahontas was first recorded sometime in 1607. ... Also on that day, Pocahontas’ brother, Openchancanough, was leading a small hunting party. ... This is where Pocahontas first met John Smith. Smith described Pocahontas as “a child of ten years old which in feature, countenance, and proportion much exceedeth any of the rest of her people. ... In the film, Pocahontas first meets John Smith by a waterfall. Pocahontas actually first met John Smith imprisoned at their village.