Pocahontas, Rocke Hall and the Powhatan People November 6, 2010

Learn about Pocahontas and her life under the guidance of Reverend Alexander Whitaker at his Rocke Hall home. Explore her adopted Christian culture and contrast it with the Powhatan culture and traditions of her earlier life. Historical interactions will concentrate on the life of Virginia Indians during the European first contact period and details the historic events and cultural overviews of two groups with very different ways of life, living in close proximity. The political climate surrounding the capture, conversion and later marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe is detailed in re-enacted scenarios.

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