This illustration from the late nineteenth century shows Pocahontas, the young daughter of Powhatan, the chief of the Algonquian Indians of the Chesapeake, pleading for the life of John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown colony.

Whether it was an act of compassion, diplomacy, or misinterpretation, Smith’s account became one of the most referenced moments of early contact between Indigenous peoples and English settlers.

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🪶 Did Pocahontas Really Save John Smith? It’s one of history’s most famous stories—but was it real? Historians still debate what really happened. Check out my video to explore the truth behind the legend.
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Today marks the 400th anniversary of the dissolution of the Virginia Company, an event brought on, in large part, by the military victories of the Powhatans against the company, showing that Indigenous peoples have long challenged corporate colonialism.
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