The text in the oval frame encircling Pocahontas's portrait reads, "MATOAKA AĽS REBECCA FILIA POTENTISS: PRINC: POWHATANI IMP: VIRGINIÆ." The text below her portrait reads: "Matoaks als Rebecka ...

So ‘Pocahontas’ was actually born as Amonute, but was usually known as Matoaka which means ‘the flower between two streams’. In Disney’s cartoon version of the story (and elsewhere ...

At that time, the pond was re-named Matoaka--after Chief Powhatan's daughter whose nickname was Pocahontas. By the late 1980s, poor water quality associated with multiple sewage spills into the ...

To start, Pocahontas was just a nickname, meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child." Matoaka, as the Powhatan Nation's website calls her, was taken prisoner at age 17 while on a social visit to ...

Muskrat Magazine, a magazine brand, launched Missing Matoaka in Canada via an alternative audio track that corrects the harmful stereotypes and inaccuracies portrayed in Disney's Pocahontas in a way ...

The famous scene in which "Pocahontas" intervenes when her father ... Her name was actually Matoaka and she did not like Smith much. Watch the video above to learn more! Disney Movies Based ...