We're joined today by Lauren DeLeary to talk about the true story of Matoaka, commonly known as Pocahontas. Her story has been misinterpreted countless times from the 16th century through today, perhaps still best known from the animated Disney film. Lauren was the screenwriter of Missing Matoaka, an alternate audio track to the Disney film, presenting her as the first Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman.

Learn more about Missing Matoaka: The True Story of Pocahontas

Learn more about the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

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References:

Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma by Camilla Townsend

The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History by Dr. Linwood “Little Bear’ Custalow and Angela L. Daniel “Silver Star”

Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America by Benjamin Woolley

The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality by Vincent Schilling (Indian Country Today)

Wikipedia

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