Pocahontas

‘Pocahontas’ – 3 Part Assignment 1. How accurate was the Walt Disney version of the story of Pocahontas? The extraordinary life and free spirit of a remarkable Native American heroine is celebrated through magic storytelling animation in Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd full-length animated feature, "Pocahontas." This animated feature was the first from the studio to be inspired by actual historical events and converted into a very colourful musical adventure for the whole family to enjoy .It presents the …

…in March, 1617, at the age of 21. Pocahontas was buried in the chapel of the parish church in Gravesend, England. Rolfe returned to Virginia, where he developed a popular sweet variety of high-grade tobacco. Although her life was short, Pocahontas is still to this day, remembered for contributing to the maintenance of peace between the colonists and the natives. She remains an important part of American folk history as an ambassador, stateswoman, peacemaker, friend and heroine.