Pocahontas, whose Indian name was Matoaka, was probably born
into the Pamunkey tribe between 1595 and 1597. Pocahontas was the favorite
daughter of Powhatan, chief of the Virginia Confederacy of Tribes. It
is thought that she pleaded for and saved the life of Captain John Smith
of Jamestown, who had been captured by her father's warriors and sentenced
to death. She is also credited with bringing food to the people of Jamestown
at times when they were near starvation. Pocahontas eventually married
an English planter, who brought her to England, where she died in 1617.
Source: Famous Native American Leaders - Dover Press
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