Pocahontas

The Powhatans The coming of the Europeans to America was catastrophic for the indigenous American civilisations as the Europeans began settling in North America in the 17th century, when North America was less developed and less populated at the time, when English colonists arrived, costal Virginia was inhabited by the Powhatan Indians who were Algonquian-speaking people. The Powhatans lived in villages and villages within the same area belonged to one tribe. Each tribe had it’s own Werowance…

moment where John Rolfe encountered the Powhatans - and Pocahontas. This story clearly shows the fear of John Rolfe in the face of these Natives. After reading A Different Mirror, it can only be assumed that this fear is due to Native American ideals already placed in the minds of the English. Long story short, John Rolfe and Pocahontas married. There is now an unsettling difference in storylines. Myrtis Mixon tells a story of how Pocahontas sails to England with her husband, and the story…

Work Cited Álvarez-Hernández, C., B. González de Garay-Domínguez, and F. J. Frutos-Esteban. "Gender Representation In Contemporary Spanish Teen Films (2009-2014)." Revista Latina De Comunicación Social 70 (2015): 934-960. Fuente Académica. Web. 13 Mar. 2016. Audio-visual narratives or films remain an important factor in influencing the way society is perceived. Thus, a chronic issue influenced by films is the gender inequality that is present between males and females. Through studies, Spanish…

Jamestown, Virginia, an essential source of history about the United States in the early 1600’s. Pocahontas, a daughter of a powerful Indian leader, married an Englishman named John Rolfe and changed her name to Rebecca. She adopted English culture, and have a son together. Pocahontas brings peace between the English settlers and Powhatan confederation. In Kathleen Brown’s article, “Gender Frontier”, she underscores gender role and responsibility in both Native American and English settlers.…

John Rolfe and Rebecca, better known as Pocahontas. They had the very first recorded interracial marriage in American history, explaining the audience’s astonishment. The Rolfe-Pocahontas marriage took place because…

up in environments where beauty is seen as white, but not only in dolls but also through the media, through the “amazing” animated movies of Walt Disney. The truth is that when I was growing up I never saw a princess that look like me other than Pocahontas or Aladdin and we all know they weren’t even Hispanic. The only relationship I had with those princesses was the language since my mother would often buy me the Spanish version movies. Although, that was 13 years ago, there hasn’t been a…

colonists and the local Native Americans. The rippling effects of this clash of cultures are still evident today, serving as a clear demonstration of how each culture was drastically impacted by the discovery of one another. The painting Baptism of Pocahontas, painted by John Gadsby Chapman in 1839, is shown as Figure 1. Chapman captured underlying attitudes expressed by the European colonists towards the Native Americans in Pocahontas’s time through his detailed depiction of her baptism in the…

Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan (the leader who controlled interaction between natives and Jamestown colonists) was a very charismatic woman. She quickly learned some English when settlers landed in Virginia, and served as an emissary between the natives and colonists. In 1613, Europeans captured Pocahontas and held her ransom for Englishmen whom Powhatan had captured. During her time as a captive, Pocahontas was taught English and converted to Christianity…

of being a royalty. Recognized classic Disney princesses include Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves), Cinderella (Cinderella), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Jasmine(Aladdin), Pocahontas (Pocahontas) and Mulan (Mulan). The first three of which were released during the first-wave of feminism while the latter five were all released during the third-wave. Feminism has transformed greatly throughout those time periods, affecting the way…

In chapter nine of The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada, Lisa Monchalin discusses the violence specifically affecting Indigenous women. In examining this, she brings to light how past colonialism lead to the sexualization and subjugation of Indigenous women which ultimately results in the violence committed against them presently. In traditional Indigenous societies, there is usually fair treatment between men and women. Monchalin states that in many…