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Chief

Powhatan

's daughter

Pocahontas

is one of the most striking personalities in history. It is saddening to realize how people’s accounts about her – both oral and written – cloud

this

image,

instead

of revealing the real history. Even from a very young age,

Pocahontas

found herself loved by her father, with whom she shared a special attachment. She took a prominent position in the society after she grew older fostering and

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the ware and culture of her community’s

Powhatan

society. In 1607, with the arrival of the

English

settlers, there

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several significant turns to events. The

English

were very cordial to the

Powhatan

people and tried to win their friendship. So did

Pocahontas

, who became a representative in reinforcing those ties. To set the record straight, her connection with John Smith and how he referred to her rescue might be quite a different scenario from the other impression. An act that in

this

case was intended by the paonis as a welcoming event meant to receive John Smith into the

Powhatan

ethnicity. Anyone who follows the history closely would easily appreciate how the figure of

Pocahontas

progressively changed over time. Some months later,

Pocahontas

married Kocoum, who was a member of the Patawomeck Tribe, and relations chilled for quite a

while

after Smith left in 1609 and there were no talks with them.

Although

such

a marriage may be deemed to have not been highly dignified, it shows that the decision was personal rather than political.

Pocahontas

wed John Rolfe in 1614, a marriage that

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the efforts of the

English

to forge alliances and enhance investments

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Virginia.

While

the union was strategically useful, it

also

served as an emotional tie as

Pocahontas

and Rolfe are said to have well liked each other. Their journey to England in 1616

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to advance the cause of Virginia and gather reinforcements for the colony. Unfortunately,

Pocahontas

became sick and passed away in 1617 which was just before they moved back to Virginia.

Pocahontas

was an important historical figure and the stories about her life differ, some of them even conflict with each other.

For instance

, the

English

governors’ official documents would cast

Pocahontas

as an

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offering her support to the promoters of colonization as an enthusiast. She has been captured and sent there to live in England which accounts say is not very pleasant as it is said to be full of exploitation. Humbly put, the story of

Pocahontas

is one which embodies the hardships of intercultural interactions

as well as

colonialism. People are captivated by her story to

this

day and even different interpretations are attempted because her images have been adopted into different cultures.