Thursday 17 October 2013

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/pocohontas/pocahontas_smith_letter.cfm

This account is a letter written in  1616, and it is a letter written to the Queen from and explorer, John Smith, who has visited America and made contact with the natives.
Within his letter he makes references to the native people explaining how he was captured but also how friendly they where and how they had such good courtesy towards them. One native he speaks of in specific is a female called Pocahontas who is the chiefs daughter.
This post surprised me as it showed how friendly the natives were and welcoming, but then, from history we know that the Americans captured them and forced to transform their life, learn a new language and give up their culture. Within the letter written to the Queen it does mention briefly how the natives were captured. which came as a huge shock as they offered nothing but hospitality to these new being on their land.

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