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Pocahontas (US: / ˌ p oʊ k ə ˈ h ɒ n t ə s /, UK: / ˌ p ɒ k-/; born Amonute, [1] also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; c. 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
The Sedgeford Hall Portrait, once believed to represent Pocahontas (also known as Matoaka) and her son, has been re-identified as being Pe-o-ka (wife of Osceola) and their son. Rolfe's daughter, Jane Rolfe, married Robert Bolling of Prince George County, Virginia; the couple's son, John Bolling, was born on January 27, 1676.
Matoaka is a census-designated place in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 100,093. This town is named for Chief Powhatan's daughter Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". [5]
An Ochelata church where the pastor unapologetically performed in blackface has been ousted from the Southern Baptist Convention for "discriminatory behavior," according to news coverage of SBC's ...
“The Long Game” is based on the true story of five Mexican American high school students who were banned from playing golf at an all-white Texas country club in the 1950s.
The birthplace of John Rolfe, born c. 1585, remains unproven. At that time, the Spanish Empire held a virtual monopoly on the lucrative tobacco trade. Most Spanish colonies in the Americas were located in South America and the West Indies, which were more favorable to tobacco growth than their English counterparts (founded in the early 17th century, notably Jamestown in 1607).
The real story of what happened between the settlers and Native Americans is way more complicated than pumpkin pie. Kids can handle the truth. How to tell kids the real story behind Thanksgiving
Matoaca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.The population was 2,725 at the 2020 census. [3] It is named after the Pamunkey princess Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". [4]