why india ? ... well its not the land of pocahontas but her country
By Pokitta
@Pokitta (71)
Lebanon
January 29, 2007 4:31pm CST
Pocahontas was an Indian princess, the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia. She was born around 1595 to one of Powhatan's many wives. They named her Matoaka, though she is better known as Pocahontas, which means "Little Wanton," playful, frolicsome little girl.Pocahontas played a significant role in American history. As a compassionate little girl she saw to it that the colonists received food from the Indians, so that Jamestown would not suffer the fate of the "Lost Colony." She is said to have intervened to save the lives of individual colonists. In 1616 John Smith wrote that Pocahontas was "the instrument to pursurve this colonie from death, famine, and utter confusion." And Pocahontas not only served as a representative of the Virginia Indians, but also as a vital link between the native Americans and the Englishmen. Whatever her contributions, the romantic aspects of her life will no doubt stand out in Virginia history forever.
weird ha ... u always thought it was just a cartoon movie while she was one of the best peacemakers!!
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@MBourgeois (177)
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17 Feb 07
I heard that she married one of the colons, if not John Smith himself..
@cerium (689)
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30 Jan 07
I never did lower estimate a cartoon movie. Being kinda addicted to them, I believe that cartoons taught me many things in life. Like for The Lion King. I always thought of it as a political movie. I thought of Scar as a dictator and Simba as the liberator. It also showed me how if someone surrenders to his fears, he will worth nothing. To me, every character in this movie symbolizes something in real life. Of course I didn't realize that when I was 10 years old when I first watched the movie, but that's what's great about these kinds of movies. The appeal to all ages. In my opinion, if this movie was done by real actors, it wouldn't have meant so much to me like it did. That's the power of symbolism.
As for Pocahontas, I didn't have the chance to see it :( . But I'm planning to see it one day.
