Disney might have got some aspects of the story of Pocahontas right, but the story that you have seen on the screen is a fluffed-out version of what actually happened.
Pocahontas, 1616. Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images
The true story behind the daughter of the chief of the Native American tribe is something a lot more disturbing than what you are aware of. In fact, Pocahontas wasn’t even her real name.