Pocahontas's Journey To England: A Culture Clash

The early contact situations between powhatan indians and english colonists in virginia have been clouded by misunderstanding and myth; When reexamined through a. In her new book, pocahontas and the english boys, history professor karen ordahl kupperman focuses a sharp light on the historical record, revealing the elements of. Pocahontas is remembered today as the native american child who made friends with captain john smith in 1607 and whose subsequent interaction with the new english. Over 400 years ago, after she was captured by english conquerors in jamestown, pocahontas learned the art of survival by navigating her own agency between cultures.