In the film The New World, writer-director Terrence Malick deals with the meeting of John Smith and Pocahontas. Though historians dismiss the idea that the two were romantically linked, the new film, ...

The animated story of a certain Native American princess first hit theaters 20 years ago this week Whether you were one of the kids clamoring to see the next Disney animated epic or one of the adults ...

This Disney animated film is known for its inspiring message and its iconic soundtrack. That includes the song “Colors of the Wind.” As of January 2020, “Colors of the Wind” is certified Platinum by ...

In the 1990s, Disney was untouchable. After a low period in the ‘80s that almost saw the animation studio shutter, they experienced a legendary comeback with a slew of critical and commercial smash ...

On Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test to confirm what she has long claimed — she has some Native American ancestry in her family tree. The test, performed by Stanford ...

John Smith claimed Pocahontas saved him from execution when she was just 11 or 12 years old. Whether the story happened the way Smith tells it—or even at all—is up for debate, a 2017 Smithsonian ...

As the nation turns to elections in 2020, one person has emerged as the front-runner in the imagination of the electorate, if not in reality. I'm speaking, of course, about Pocahontas. Over 400 years ...

This engraving is the only known portrait of Pocahontas rendered from life. During her stay in England, Dutch engraver Simon van de Passe captured her likeness and recorded that she, like the artist ...

We all think we know Pocahontas, but her real story is very different from the popular image. Pocahontas was an extremely talented and lively 10-year-old girl when Jamestown was founded in 1607. She ...