Bedtime History
The Story of Pocahontas for Kids
In this video, you’ll learn about Pocahontas, a Native American girl who lived over 400 years ago. She was part of the Powhatan tribe in what is now Virginia. Pocahontas is known for her friendship with English settlers, especially a man...
Curated Video
Facial Recreations of Pocahontas Revealed: What Did She Really Look Like?
In this video, we dive into the real-life appearance of Pocahontas, debunking the Disney movie's portrayal and revealing the truth behind her dress and features. Discover how Pocahontas and the Powhatan people dressed, the materials they...
Curated Video
The Jamestown Massacre 1622 | English - Powhatan Wars
The video covers events since the founding of Jamestown in 1607 in the English Colony of Virginia and Powhatan Confederacy territory until the Jamestown massacre of 1622. It shows the ralationship between the Native Americans of the...
Curated Video
Second And Third Anglo Powhatan Wars
The second video covering Anglo-Powhatan wars. In the first one we covered the first Anglo-Powhatan war and the Jamestown massacre, so here we talk about the second and third Anglo-Powhatan wars, relations between the two sides and...
Curated Video
Colonist and Native American Conflicts
Colonist and Native American Conflicts analyzes the conflicts between European colonists and the Native Americans during the colonial period.
Curated Video
What did Pocahontas Look Like? History & Facial Re-creations Revealed.
Pocahontas is a very famous figure from the era of European settlement in Virginia. However, her story is immensely shrouded in myth and legend. Did she really save John Smith's life? Who was the John Rolfe that she later married? And...
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: English Settlements - The Jamestown Settlement
Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...
Getty Images
Jamestown Reenactment
Jamestown Colonial Reenactment / Monument to Captain John Smith / Thomas Jefferson Home Monticello / Jamestown Reenactment on May 13, 1975 in Jamestown, Virginia (Footage by Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
USS Powhatan safely in Halifax after violent storm
US Army transport ship USS Powhatan arrives in Halifax port / sign "Powhatan" / crew on deck and in lifeboats / men in coats on deck / group shot ship's officers / cats / Canadian SS Lady Laurier, which towed the Powhatan for 8 days /...
Crash Course
The Natives and the English
Dig deeper into our traditional understanding of the relationship between Native Americans and English settlers in colonial America. From early beginnings that saw mutually beneficial relationships among Native Americans and colonists...
Other
Preservation Virgina: Captain John Smith
This resource provides a biography about Captain John Smith, an important historical figure in the settlement of America. The site also includes a portrait. Includes video (2 minutes, 57 seconds). Requires Adobe Flash.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Natives and the English
John Green teaches you about relations between the early English colonists and the native people they encountered in the New World. In short, these relations were poor. As soon as they arrived, the English were in conflict with the...
PBS
Nova: Pocahontas Revealed: Touching the Past
Watch a brief movie of Anne "Little Fawn" Richardson who discusses Pocahontas, Powhatan, and the misunderstandings between the Jamestown settlers and the Indians.