PocahontasProject

12/09/2024

05/24/2024

Exciting development on the Pocahontas statue!

Sculptor Ben Victor teams with the Pocahontas Project to honor a princess.

01/16/2023

Actor recently found out, while a guest on the show with historian and host , that Pocahontas is Norton’s 12th great-grandmother. Read the article at https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/entertainment/edward-norton-pocahontas-intl-scli/index.html.

Learn more about the life, legends, and legacy of the Native American woman Matoaka, known widely by the nickname Pocahontas, at VirginiaHistory.org/Pocahontas.

01/07/2023

Rick Tatnall, Executive Director, recently received a copy of the beautifully printed and sealed Pocahontas Motion from the Borough of Gravesham, England. A copy was also sent to the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and a copy will be mailed to President Biden at the White House.

This motion recognizes Pocahontas’ life and influence and supports a day of recognition in conjunction with Chesterfield County, Virginia.

11/12/2022

The Virginia War Memorial is live-streaming a discussion of the National Native American Veteran's Memorial at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 7:00pm

ONLINE – The National Native American Veterans Memorial Event Details Date: November 22, 2022 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Categories: VIRTUAL On Veterans Day 2020 the National Museum of the American Indian unveiled on its grounds “The Warriors’ Circle of Honor,” a memorial to honor the largely unkno...

11/02/2022

This is exciting news! A new television station with all Native and Indigenous programming is launching in southeastern Virginia.

WHRO Public Media is pleased to bring First Nations Experience (FNX), the first and only Native American and Indigenous TV channel, to southeastern Virginia.

10/13/2022

Coverage of Indigenous People’s Day in Richmond! Thank you for everyone who supported the day.

Bells from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church echoed throughout downtown Richmond to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday.

10/10/2022

10/08/2022

Please join us for Indigenous People’s Day celebration Monday 10/11 at 10am at Mantle on Virginia Capitol grounds, Richmond. Organized by the Pocahontas Project!

06/24/2022

We are so happy for this relationship with Gravesend, England and the progress being made to have a Day of Honor for Pocahontas recognized world wide.

At Council on Tuesday, I was pleased to second a motion with Cllr Shane Mochrie-Cox which declared that Gravesham Borough Council will honour the life and legacy of each 21st day of March. In my speech, I proudly reminisced about our very special relationship with Chesterfield County Virginia Government and spoke about former US Ambassador Matthew Barzun's 2017 visit to as part of the Pocahontas 400 Commemorations which I led on between 2016-17. I look forward to continuing working with our friends in Virginia and the PocahontasProject, so that together we can keep the legacy of Pocahontas alive.

05/09/2022

New Book about Pocahontas available through Henricus Historical Park by John Pagano called “The English Pocahontas: 10 Essential Questions”

This image of Pocahontas, also known as Matoaka, Amonute, and later in life as Rebecca, is the only image of her made during her lifetime. The engraving was completed based on a sketch she sat for during her time in England.

The trip to England was an attempt to fundraise for the Virginia Company, she left Virginia in 1616 with her husband John Rolfe; Deputy Governor Dale; a group of young indigenous women, and the priest Uttamatomakkin (a brother-in-law of Powhatan.)

If you are curious about learning more about Pocahontas' time in England, John Pagano, the Historical Interpretation Supervisor here at Henricus has written a book looking into the ten essential questions about her experience there. Deconstructing the often romanticized view of this young woman, the book examines the stressors Pocahontas would have experienced before her untimely death and her legacies that continue to be studied over 400 years later. The book can be found in the Henricus Visitor Center, open Wednesday through Sunday!

Image: Simon van de Passe, engraving, 1616. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

04/06/2022

On this date in 1614 Pocahontas and John Rolfe were married in Jamestown's first church, marking the beginning of a nearly eight-year peace between the English and the peoples of the Powhatan Confederacy. Found in 2010 by Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists, the church's measurements matched its description by William Strachey,
Secretary of the colony: “In the middest [of the fort] is a…pretty chapel…. It is in length threescore foot, in breadth twenty-four, and shall have a chancel in it of cedar….” Today visitors can come stand on the same spot where Pocahontas and John Rolfe stood 408 years ago.
https://historicjamestowne.org/archaeology/map-of-discoveries/1608-church/