Matoaka was her private name ... For Pocahontas's London meeting with John Smith, see Camilla Townsend, Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma (2004), pages 154–156.

The tale of the legendary Pocahontas remains one of the most researched and well-documented instances of Native American history. While historians have long dug into the life of Pocahontas, the 1995 ...

At that time, the pond was re-named Matoaka--after Chief Powhatan's daughter whose nickname was Pocahontas. By the late 1980s, poor water quality associated with multiple sewage spills into the ...

So ‘Pocahontas’ was actually born as ... hoping to use her as a bargaining chip against Chief Powhatan. While kidnapped, Matoaka was converted to Christianity by her captors and then married ...

To start, Pocahontas was just a nickname, meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child." Matoaka, as the Powhatan Nation's website calls her, was taken prisoner at age 17 while on a social visit to ...