Pocahontas was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of Virginia.

This might be interesting: Pocahontas is a famous character of a well-known historical anecdote. They say, Pocahontas once saved the life of a captive from England named John Smith. The story took place in 1607, when her father was going to execute the man. He already raised his club behind Smith's head, when his daughter suddenly placed her head upon the captive's head. Not everyone believes in the story, and different historians have different opinions. Anyway, this legend remains one of best known stories about Native Americans.

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