I have never heard that she did- she was Christianized and baptized,
she had "gone native" with the English- was there a reason she would
have? If the Powhatans had any lore of her having a native ceremony,
I see no reason why they wouldn't have told someone, somewhere along
the way. Many have gathered stories of the Native side of the
Jamestown settlement, the struggles with the English. They don't seem
reticent about telling these things, aside from a few secrets they
don't seem to want to share [the reason for the timing of the 2
massacres, for example]. I've never heard of any mention of her
having a native wedding ceremony. You can't make everything out to
have some dark underbelly [the white man's version of the story].
Sometimes things are as they are.
Nancy
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On Mar 1, 2007, at 11:31 AM, Coats Family History wrote:
> Ah, yes, let's perpetuate the white man's version of the story....:)
>
> 3rd point: did she also have a Native *wedding*....:)
>
>
> On 3/1/07, Louise Bernikow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 2 pts not yet raised in this discussion, which i treasure:
>> 1. Pocahontas was not "an Indian" --she was a princess. That was
>> entirely
>> the point of the marriage and of taking her to London to show her
>> off-- she
>> was considered the equivalent of a King's daughter and her conversion
>> (religous, plus her "white" name and the clothes she was trucked
>> out in) was a prime
>> example of the success of the English in "civilizing" the natives.
>> 2. The English (white men) were terrifed of being "polluted" -
>> personally and
>> as a culture-- by the "barbarians" -- which accounts, i'm sure,
>> for the lack
>> of reported rapes, for example, in this period--in contrast to
>> Spanish use
>> of rape as a colonizing tool.
>>
>> But while we're on it, I'm eager to know anything beyond the usual
>> meager
>> sources about Pocahontas/ son, who returned to Virginia to take
>> over his
>> rightful lands and position in white society....
>> In addition to Helen Roundtree, I suggest Karen Kupperman's work
>> to all
>> interested parties.
>> Louise Bernikow
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