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No one knows what tribe Pocahontas belonged to. Nearly every Powhatan tribe has claimed to be the tribe of Pocahontas at one point or another. Currently, two tribes, the Mattaponi and the Patawomeck claim to be the tribe of Pocahontas through her mother. Numerous Powhatan tribes are now extinct and can no longer claim the honor. When the existing Powhatan tribes get together to write about their common history (example: We're Still Here: Contemporary Virginia Indians Tell Their Stories (2000, 2001, 2006) they never state which tribe is the tribe of Pocahontas's mother because they do not agree on this. The True Story of Pocahontas (which a previous poster here used as a source) has numerous errors and its authors have serious credibility issues. It should not be used as an authoritative source. Pocahontas may have been Mattaponi, but we'll never know.
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∙ 12y agoPocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the chief of the Tsenacommacah alliance.
Tsenacommacah was an alliance of about thirty smaller chiefdoms in and around Tidewater Virginia.
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∙ 12y agopowhatan confederacy otherwise known as the Algonquian tribe
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∙ 12y agoYes. Pocahontas was part of the Powhatan tribe. Her father was head of the tribe. He had over 100 wives.
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∙ 10y agopocohontas
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What native American tribe did pocahantas belong to?
Pocahontas, also called Matoaka, was one of the daughters of the chief commonly known today as Powhatan of the tribe also known as Powhatan. The real name of those people - the name they called themselves - is unknown.
What was Pocahantas' name after she became a Christian?
Rebecca
What is pocahantas famous for?
Pocahontas is most known for saving John Smith's life. She was also a peacemaker between the English colonists and the Powhatans Indians.
How long was John Smith with pocahantas?
THEY ARNT MARRIED. Pocahantas is married to John Rolfe , but she helped John smith with jamestown . To grow crops and to built because people in jamestown did not know how to do that. So John smith got help from the indians.
How did pocahantas died?
She acquiered a disease when she moved to England, since this disease was not normal where she came from, she died when she was 22-23
Was pocahantas tribe rich?
no
What type of sentence is this the head of the tribe was pocahantas's father?
It is a declarative sentence.
What is so interesting about Pocahantas?
she saved John Smith's life.She helped keep peace between her tribe and the American explorers
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Was Pocahantas a Powhatan?
Of course she was Chief Powhatan's daughter.
What year was pocahantas born?
pocahantas was born around 1595
What native American tribe did pocahantas belong to?
Pocahontas, also called Matoaka, was one of the daughters of the chief commonly known today as Powhatan of the tribe also known as Powhatan. The real name of those people - the name they called themselves - is unknown.
Where does Pocahontas belong - a New England b Middle Colonies or c Southern Colonies?
Pocahantas was part of the Powhatan Tribe near Virginia colony. That location puts her squarely into the southern colonies.
Who died at the age of 22?
Pocahantas
Who marries pocahantas?
John Rolfe.
What us bill was pocahantas on?
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What did pocahantas think of the colonists?
she thought they were retardds
