Pocahontas

=Pocahontas=

Pocahontas was a wonderfully influential Native American. Matoaka, better known as Pocahontas was a princess, born to the chief of the Algonquian Indians, Powhatan. She was very free-spirited and loved adventures. Pocahontas' first encounter with a non-Indian happened to be with Captain John Smith. She saved his life after he was taken captive by the Indians and was ready to be killed. She jumped across him in perfect time and told the other people that he was her friend and that he meant no harm. Everyone believed her and they soon became great friends. Pocahontas often times delivered messages and food to the people of Jamestown as favors to her new English friends. While visiting, she would often play games with the young boys in the town because that was the only place that she was able to play like that. She was very child-like and free-spirited. Because of a poor relationship throughout the Powhatan people, their trips to the fort that Pocahontas made because less and less frequent. When one day Pocahontas did visit the fort, she had sadly discovered that her friend, John Smith, was injured from a gun powder explosion. He was sent back to England, but he soon after died. I personally feel that Pocahontas plays a very important role in the Civil Rights issues. She is a role model, to many people, proving that you can still be Native American, like she was and still be great friends with the other, non-Indian people. Remember, she was great friends with John Smith and the others living in Jamestown. She didn't let the fact that she was Indian, and they weren't get in her way. I feel that if more people knew more about Pocahontas, they would be more inspired to what she did and not let their heritage get in the way of your friendships. She was an inspiring person and though she is long gone, she still plays a vital roll in out society today.

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