{"id":51580,"date":"2017-02-19T01:12:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T01:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=51580"},"modified":"2017-02-19T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T20:07:20","slug":"the-true-story-of-pocahontas-historical-myths-versus-sad-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=51580","title":{"rendered":"The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Indian Country Media Network<\/a>
\n2017-02-16<\/p>\n

Vincent Schilling<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nAP Images
\nA portrait of Pocahontas<\/a> saving the life of John Smith with Father Wahunsenaca. Oral history from the descendants of Pocahontas dictate such a thing could never have happened.<\/em><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Pocahontas<\/a> had a Native Husband and Native Child; Never Married John Smith<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Despite what many people believe due to longstanding and inaccurate accounts in history books and movies such as Disney\u2019s Pocahontas<\/em><\/a>, the true story of Pocahontas<\/a> is not one of a young Native Powhatan<\/a> woman with a raccoon friend who dove off of mountain-like cliffs off the coasts of Virginia<\/a>. (Note: there are no cliffs on the coast of Virginia.)<\/p>\n

The true story<\/a> of Pocahontas is a tale of tragedy and heartbreak.<\/p>\n

It is time to bust up the misconceptions perpetuated over 400 years regarding the young daughter of Powhatan chief Wahunsenaca<\/a>. The truth\u2014gathered from years of extensive research of the historical record, books, and oral histories from self-identified descendants of Pocahontas and tribal peoples of Virginia<\/a> \u2014is not for the faint of heart…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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