Dark and Devious

Episode 41: Pocahontas


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The story of Pocahontas and her romance with John Smith is a major part of North America’s mythology. Their "love story" is even the subject of the popular 1995 animated Disney film, Pocahontas.  But the story many of us know from childhood is almost entirely fabricated. Not much is known about this memorable woman, yet so many people know her name. So who was Pocahontas, really? Was she actually a heroic princess who saved the life of an Englishman and married into English society, or was she a pawn used by the English to help disguise their global legacy of bloody colonization? Tune in this week to find out.

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