![]() Smith first met Pocahontas when he was captured a few weeks after the first colonists’ arrival in the area. Captain John Smith said her “wit, and spirit” made her stand out. ![]() She was the daughter of the Great Powhatan, who ruled over numerous client tribes in the Chesapeake, the region the Powhatans called Tsenacomaca, and he selected her for a special role because of her intelligence and personality. ![]() ![]() Pocahontas was an extremely talented and lively 10-year-old girl when Jamestown was founded in 1607. We all think we know Pocahontas, but her real story is very different from the popular image.
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