Between unconscionable alterations of the story and inaccurate portrayals, Disney's Pocahontas remains one of their most ...

Pocahontas lived only 21 years, but her impact was extraordinary. The Powhatan chief’s daughter befriended colonists, endured ...

This engraving of Pocahontas ... not Native American black; the intensity in the eyes has softened. Anyone trying to get a reasonable fix on the lady, somewhere between dry history and the Disney ...

The inscription is also striking; it identifies her not as Pocahontas ... to the woman we know as Pocahontas? She was born Matoaka, in the mid-1590s, the daughter of Powhatan, who ruled a native ...

History often paints simplified portraits of iconic figures, molding them into heroes or villains that fit convenient ...

Children these days are sometimes given the most unique and distinctive names possible to make them stand out from the crowd. Having your child's name repeated over and over again on the school ...

Pocahontas, a character in Disney's repertoire, is based on the historical figure Matoaka, a Powhatan woman from what is now known as the Tidewater region of Virginia. She was part of the Powhatan ...

The comedian explained that while he thought Disney the man cared for the customers and fans of his product and stories, he did not think the current heads of Disney felt the same way.