Pocahontas was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the Mamanatowick (leader) of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of what is today the U.S. state of Virginia.
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| Subject | Pocahontas |
| Category | Native American woman (c. 1596 – 1617) |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
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