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Is ‘Pocahontas’ a True Story? Let’s Explore the Facts and Fiction
The tale of the legendary Pocahontas remains one of the most researched and well-documented instances of Native American history. While historians have long dug into the life of Pocahontas, the 1995 ...
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Powhatan County hires new Fire & Rescue Chief
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Powhatan County has hired a new Fire & Rescue Chief. Powhatan County announced its hire of David “DJ” C. Johnston as the new Fire & Rescue Chief, effective on ...
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The Real Story Of Pocahontas Is Much Darker Than The Disney Movie
The plot goes that Pocahontas, the beautiful daughter of Chief Powhatan, saves English adventurer John Smith from execution when British relations with the "savages" in the New World turned sour.
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Who was the real Pocahontas?
Her dad was a renowned Native American leader know as Chief Powhatan who was in charge of a group of tribes in the area. Many Native American tribes didn’t just have names like Clive or Veronica ...
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Did You Know That? November is National Native American Heritage Month
Most tribes in Virginia were historically part of the Powhatan Confederacy in the Tidewater area of Virginia, which was governed by Chief Powhatan (Wahunsenakah) when the Europeans arrived in 1607.