![]() One of the first she was to meet was Captain John Smith, who was the leader of the Virginia Colony at Jamestown. Pocahontas probably saw white men for the first time in May 1607 when the Englishmen landed at Jamestown, Virginia. ![]() ![]() However, at an early age, she took on the nickname of Pocahontas, meaning “Little-wanton,” for her playful and frolicsome nature, and was considered an “Indian Princess” in pop culture. Pocahontas (1595?- 1617) – The daughter of a powerful Powhatan Indian Chief, Wahunsunacawh, in Virginia, she was born in the Tidewater region of Virginia around 1595 and was called Matoaka.
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