The recently published (2007) The real Story from Pocahontas: Others Edge of History by Dr. Linwood “Little Bear” Custalow and Angela L. Daniel “Silver Star,” based on the sacred oral history of the Mattaponi tribe, offers some further, and sometimes very different, insights into the real Pocahontas.
Pocahontas’ mommy passed away through the childbearing. Its de- Matoaka and this designed “rose anywhere between a couple channels.” The name most likely originated that the newest Mattaponi community are discovered between your Mattaponi and Pamunkey Canals and therefore this lady mother is actually Mattaponi and her dad Pamunkey.
Wahunsenaca are devastated by death of his wife, but receive happiness in the daughter. There clearly was zero question one to she is actually their favorite which both got a different sort of bond. But, Wahunsenaca believe it best to post the lady is increased in the Mattaponi village in the place of at the his financial support out of Werowocomoco. Continue reading