Speaker hopes to dispel some myths dealing with American Indians Feb 13, 2008
Green will give a talk titled Pocahontas, Sacagawea and Eskimo Barbie: The Myth America Pageant Revisited at 7:30 p.m. today at Winona State University s Science Laboratory Center Auditorium ... WHAT: Pocahontas, Sacagawea and Eskimo Barbie: The Myth America Pageant Revisited, presented by Rayna Green. (Winona Daily News, MN)
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The Hamburg High School Quiz Bowl won the state championship, defeating Pocahontas 245 to 180, in the state finals on Sunday, April 22. Team members included Jacob Dorman, Jay Porter, Quentin Gayfield, Josh Lovett, Trayvin Ross, Kelly Zeigler, Drew Foote, M. J. Sartin, Korey Johnson and Chantel Moseby. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Innovative $1.4bn HOT Lane Project Reaches Financial Close Dec 21, 2007
4 billion company with interests in seven key toll roads in Australia and the US, including Pocahontas Parkway in Richmond, Virginia. Transurban is proud to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as one of the world's most sustainable companies. (PR Newswire)
Critic's corner Dec 14, 2007
ON DEMAND Pocahontas. ComcastMore politically correct than dramatic, this Disney animation doesn't match such predecessors as "Aladdin" and "The Little Mermaid." Too quick to preach about ecological despoiling by greedy, arrogant English explorers, it's too slow to amuse - and pallid besides. (Boston Globe)
The Root of the Problem Dec 13, 2007
Pocahontas and John Smith were fascinated with each other, and it saved the colony. In this unsettled, formative phase, the Africans worked side by side with white indentured servants whose physical hardships and treatment were largely similar to their own. (Time.com)
Cosmonaut back after near-miss in BC Nov 22, 2007
Pure Clan, the unbeaten winner of the Pocahontas Stakes, looks like a solid favorite with Julien Leparoux to ride. Her main challengers are Sunday Holiday, third in both the Frizette and Tempted, and Turn Away, a flashy winner of her career debut on opening day for trainer Bobby Frankel. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
Colonial Christmas Traditions Nov 18, 2007
Captain John Smith (of Pocahontas fame) celebrated one of the earliest Christmases in Virginia by feasting on wild game, oysters and fish. As the colonies of the mid Atlantic became more established, Christmas grew more elaborate. (Suite101.com)
Forbes: River key to region’s future Nov 3, 2007
The project aims to reopen a stretch of the river between Pocahontas Island and downtown. The Appomattox could then be cruised from Hopewell to Petersburg. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Oregon Recreation Report Oct 20, 2007
Best locations to view deer are along Pocahontas Road west of Baker City and Highway 86 between Baker City and Richland. While traveling Highway 86, observe the many beaver dams that have been recently created on the Powder River. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Capitol Hill Flag Flap Ends With a Win For Eagle Scout Oct 13, 2007
The architect of the Capitol has custodial care of the Capitol itself, which has in the House Chamber and the Senate Chamber the words "in God we trust" and, of course, in the rotunda, there is the monumental painting honoring the baptism of Pocahontas. And as the architect goes through their custodial care, if they were permitted to determine if the word "God" was is objectionable, then certainly it places all those at risk. (FOX News)
September 13-30, 2007, Obituaries Sep 20, 2007
she was a beautician and a member of Parkway Baptist Temple and the Pocahontas Chapter No. 165 Order of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her great-grandson, Dakota Randolph; son, Nicole Burke; daughter, Tracy Burke. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
A Mirror to Ourselves Sep 3, 2007
He was captured by the Powhatan Indians and according to legend was saved from execution by Pocahontas, one of the many daughters of the chief ... The actual story is that Pocahontas grew up to marry John Rolfe, a colonist who established a popular strain of tobacco in Jamestown, the first big money-making crop of the founding community ... He was captured by the Powhatan Indians and according to legend was saved from execution by Pocahontas, one of the many daughters of the chief. (Townhall.com)
A Reader’s Manifesto Aug 31, 2007
They came in twos and threes, dressed in the fashionable Disney costumes of the year, Lion King, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, or in the costumes of televised superheroes, Protean, shape-shifting, thus arrayed, in twos and threes, complaining it was too hot with the mask on, Hey, I'm really hot. lugging those orange plastic buckets, bartering, haggling with one another, Gimme your Smarties, please. (The Atlantic Online)
Edwards Attacks `Robber Barons,' Corporate Lobbyists to Win Voters in Iowa Aug 17, 2007
We need to take back America from the Washington insiders running the country,'' he said Aug. 14 in Pocahontas, Iowa. Earlier in the week, Edwards told a crowd in Perry, about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, that health-care costs remain high because ``we have not taken on and beaten down the drug companies and insurance companies. (Bloomberg -- US)
Edwards, wife to visit Charles City Aug 10, 2007
Charles City Press - News. Friday, August 10, 2007. (Charles City Press, IO)
Edwards ‘Fighting For One America’ tour to stop in Charles City, Osage Aug 2, 2007
TUESDAY, AUG. 14 Sioux City, Ida Grove, Rockwell City, Pocahontas, Clarion and Clear Lake. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15 Manly, Osage, Charles City, Waterloo and Waverly. (Charles City Press, IO)
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The trek inspired the 1999 movie, which was shot in Laurens and nearby Pocahontas County locations. "People come from California, from all over, to see the mower," Chaffee said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Park climate study urges new measures Jul 16, 2007
At Jamestown Island, a historic park where America began with John Smith and Pocahontas, officials are currently celebrating a 400-year birthday. By the 500th, much of the park is expected to be under water. (Missoulian, MT)
Taliban commander warns terror coming... Jul 14, 2007
The Blotter: Exclusive: Terror Commander: New Attack Will Dwarf Failed Bomb Plot. TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. (The Drudge Report)
Habitat loss turning out lights on fireflies Jul 14, 2007
Helping at a national student science camp in rural Pocahontas County, W.Va. taught him the impact of fireflies. (The Daily Reflector)
Arkansas: Let me map it out for you Jul 6, 2007
It was slim Pickens at first for the Pilgrims, but thanks to Friendship with Indians like Pocahontas and Powhatan, they did Okay. The Indians gave the Pilgrims some Samples of pemmican and Possum Grape, while Josiah Samples entertained the Indians with his show, Hee Haweth. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Relearning history Jun 26, 2007
Jamestown is also known for its story of Pocahontas who saved Capt. Smith's life several times (according to his journals). Other journals refute this story, so again, who knows about some of these historical "facts?". (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Weekend Guide Jun 21, 2007
LEGEND OF POCAHONTAS Johnny Appleseed Children's Theater, Apple Hill Playhouse, Manor Road, Delmont. Ends Fri. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
And The Nominees Are... Jun 19, 2007
Based on actual accounts of the Jamestown settlement from 1607 to 1617, Jamestown features historical characters including John Smith, Pocahontas, and others enacting an imaginative re-version of life in the pioneer colony. In this retelling, Pocahontas's father Powhatan is half-Falstaff, half-Henry V, while his consigliere is a psychiatrist named Sidney Feingold. (WNBC.com, NY)
Being dairy princess left lasting impression on Kaitlyn Coughenour Jun 16, 2007
She is the daughter of Richard and Jackie Coughenour of the Pocahontas area, where Kaitlyn and her brother, Bradley, help everyday with the responsibility of an operating dairy farm. Kaitlyn herself owns 17 dairy cows and shows her cows through White Oak 4-H Club and Meyersdale Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter, where she has served as president for both organizations this past year. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Monument says 'Honor Your Father and Mother that Thy Days May Be Long' Jun 16, 2007
The monument will stand on the grounds of Fort Pocahontas, part of the historic Virginia estate of Harrison Tyler, the grandson of the nation's 10th president, and the grand marshal for Vision Forum's week-long program of celebration. The 300th anniversary Jamestown monument. (WorldNetDaily)
40th anniversary welcomes former dairy princesses Jun 9, 2007
Kaitlyn is the daughter of Jackie and Rick Coughenour of the Pocahontas area and they own and operate a dairy farm. erving as dairy princess has taken me out of my comfort zone continuously and allowed me to promote the industry I love so much, said Kaitlyn during her farewell speech. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Tri-City area commemorates Juneteenth this month Jun 4, 2007
PETERSBURG Juneteenth aims to bring people together, but the fledging local celebration has hit a potpole as it moves the event onto Pocahontas Island next week ... But the decision to relocate to Pocahontas Island has raised concerns that the crowds, traffic and potential vandalism will harm the area s elderly residents ... Richard A. Stewart, a lifelong resident and the unofficial mayor of Pocahontas Island, is opposed to the move. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Clyde Robert Bulla, at 93; was children's book author May 28, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- Clyde Robert Bulla, a prolific writer who captivated young readers for decades with his stories of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Pocahontas, and other historical figures, as well as tales of contemporary boys and girls, died Wednesday at his home in Warrensburg, Mo ... "Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims," "Pocahontas and the Strangers," "A Lion to Guard Us" and "Charlie's House" depicted Colonial America through the eyes of children. (Boston Globe)
Clyde R. Bulla, 93; wrote more than 60 children's books May 27, 2007
By Claire Noland, Times Staff Writer May 27, 2007 Clyde Robert Bulla, a prolific writer who captivated young readers for decades with his stories of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Pocahontas and other historical figures as well as tales of contemporary boys and girls, died Wednesday at his home in Warrensburg, Mo ... "Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims," "Pocahontas and the Strangers," "A Lion to Guard Us" and "Charlie's House" depicted colonial America through the eyes of children. (Los Angeles Times)
Survey: Being biracial is hard in Davis May 23, 2007
The student researchers noted that biracial marriage in America goes back at least as far as 1614, when Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe of the Jamestown colony. The student researchers found that while biracial students are becoming more numerous in 2007, they still ot asked a lot, What are you. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
Beyond tradition: selections from'Changing Hands' exhibit May 21, 2007
"There's a whole lot of complicated psychology behind the commercial exploitation of the sexuality of the alluring, exotic Indian maiden ... why they would use this image to sell their stuff and why they think it helps them to sell their stuff. "A lot of it ties into America's love/hate relationship with Indian people, the exaggerated black-or-white version of Indians as either bloodthirsty savages or the noble warrior/beautiful exotic Pocahontas. "Indians aren't just this or that. They're... (Anchorage Daily News)
Jamestown's quadricentennial bash may be past, but the commemorations, exhibits and festivals go on. Click for the story and for a related VIDEO. May 21, 2007
Through Tuesday, the new Godspeed replica will continue the "Journey up the James" it began last month, landing in Henricus--where Pocahontas married English settler John Rolfe, the man who kicked off Virginia's tobacco boom ... At the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, "Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend" ends June 24. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Dunlap women perform key work on cancer guide May 18, 2007
Tricia is a native of Pocahontas, Iowa, and holds a bachelor's degree from University of Northern Iowa and a master's in business administration from Northwest Missouri State. Tricia and her husband Jay, have two children, Conlan, a kindergartener at Boyer Valley Elementary, and Kylee, who attends Cindie Shaben's preschool. (Dunlap Reporter, IA)
Anniversary reminds Va. Indians of long struggle against persecution May 13, 2007
Many people know the story of the Jamestown settlers and how they were helped by Chief Powhatan and his daughter, Pocahontas. Disney spun the tale into an animated Hollywood movie, but much of the tribes' interaction with Europeans would not make suitable viewing for children. (Boston Globe)
A few days too late May 13, 2007
She, like most of the other prepubescent females in the Powhatan villages, had the common nickname Pocahontas, which referred to female genitalia ... It was not until 1622 in Smith s second version of his Virginia adventures ( The New England Trials ) that he remembered that his life was saved by the Indian Princess called Pocahontas during this imprisonment. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Virginia Indian leaders cautiously optimistic about recognition. May 13, 2007
It turns out that President Bush, who will speak at the America's 400th Anniversary event today in Jamestown, is related to Pocahontas. His eighth great-grandfather, Robert Bolling, married Jane Rolfe, who was Pocahontas' granddaughter, according to Megan Smolenyak of Ancestry ... But it would have made for all-too-perfect historical symmetry if Bush, Pocahontas' great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-stepgrandson, had pulled a signed bill out of his pocket today granting... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Savage Kingdom May 8, 2007
Pocahontas and Captain John Smith by Elmer Boyd Smith/The New York Public Library/Art Resource, N.Y.. Before the Pilgrims, a 'Savage' Jamestown. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Benjamin Woolley May 8, 2007
Meanwhile, in Jamestown the festivities got under way without a Native American in sight, the only hint being a white drama teacher from a local school dressed as Pocahontas. Fifty years on, the picture is very different. (Guardian Unlimited)
Location leads to history May 6, 2007
Its first president came from Pocahontas Island, a community within Petersburg. Later, sophisticated free communities in Petersburg came together and built churches and schools and operated a kind of insurance activity. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Exclusive: Doug Phillips dispels 'new mythology' including revision of Pocahontas story May 5, 2007
Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow, author of "The True Story of Pocahontas," not only hopes to be personally introduced this week to the queen, but wants Her Majesty to formally apologize for the British role in Jamestown ... And it's even more insidious than the absurd portrayal of a provocative Pocahontas and her environmentally conscious animal kingdom presented by Walt Disney ... The mythology has even crept its way into the visitor centers of Jamestown where you can buy Dr. Custalow's... (WorldNetDaily)
Virginia celebrates royal arrival May 4, 2007
Earlier, after a dance/chant performance, representatives of the Indian tribes presented her with a reproduction of the Pocahontas Brooch (the original is at Jamestown), a blue onyx cameo that, legend has it, was carved for Pocahontas when she moved to London after marrying John Rolfe. The queen's walkabout, a favorite of royal visits, lasted about 20 minutes under lowering skies. (USA Today -- Life)
Historical Fact and Fiction: All Gone to Look for America May 3, 2007
In reality, Jamestown's relations with the Indians were mostly appalling - notwithstanding the tale of the Indian princess Pocahontas who supposedly saved the life of the settler John Smith by hurling her body across his as her father, Powhatan, was about to execute him ... The Pocahontas 'story' -- a mirage ... Even the Pocahontas story itself - portrayed in the 1994 Walt Disney cartoon film - is a mirage too. (Ocnus.net)
The Real Jamestown Colony Apr 30, 2007
Make no mistake, this was not Disney's version of Jamestown with its singing Pocahontas and tow-headed John Smith. There was a Pocahontas daughter of the great Chief Powhatan and there certainly was a John Smith ... And here's where the real Pocahontas comes in. (CBS News -- US)
Jamestown settlement history no bedtime story Apr 29, 2007
Rolfe hit history's daily double; he's also remembered as the settler who married Pocahontas, whom settlers abducted as a bargaining chip with increasingly hostile Indians led by her father, Chief Powhatan. Jamestown also laid the foundation for two more of American history's less exalted experiences: grabbing Indian land and using African slaves to work it. (AZCentral -- News)
Mapping an inner world Apr 27, 2007
Its inventively written from various points of view, including a futuristic version of Pocahontas. Jim Craces The Pesthouse (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24. (Herald-Tribune)
'Political Correctness' Threatens Jamestown Event Apr 27, 2007
There was also a discussion on the settlers ecological habits earning the glorious accolade for Jamestown as the "origin of environmental injustice in America." Lets not forget that two self-professed "Native Americans," are also selling a new book called "The True Story of Pocahontas." It is allegedly a wonderful addition to the misery of what was thought would be a day of importance in modern American history by depicting the colonists as murderers, rapists, slavers and thieves ... In... (Newsmax)
Inventing America Apr 27, 2007
The Virginia colony had John Smith, Pocahontas, slavery, famine, battles and a great Indian chief ... The wreck of a reinforcement expedition in Bermuda inspired Shakespeare's magic play, The Tempest (1611), complete with Caliban, a savage aboriginal; a passage in one of John Smith's many promotional tracts inspired a verse in Peggy Lee's song Fever (1958)--"Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very mad affair." In reality, Jamestown was a hardheaded business proposition. (Time.com)
The end is near! Apr 25, 2007
Its inventively written from various points of view, including a futuristic version of Pocahontas ... Its inventively written from various points of view, including a futuristic version of Pocahontas. (Herald-Tribune)
Hap at the film fest Apr 24, 2007
OK, a little puzzling was the choice of Q Orianka Kilcher, the beautiful teen who played Pocahontas in Terrence Malick s The New World a couple of years ago and, judging from the career clips of her one prominent film, has not done another movie since. She got the Shooting Star award for promising newcomer, but her selection was surely more about her willingness to come to Palm Beach and accept the award. (The Palm Beach Post)
Crowning Achievement Apr 9, 2007
One student called her Pocahontas. I wasn t the cookie-cutter image, she said. (Scranton Times, PA)
As 400th Nears, Jamestown Elementary Honors Namesake Apr 5, 2007
California's curriculum mentions Pocahontas in kindergarten and Smith in fifth grade ... Some have staged interviews with students playing such historical figures as Pocahontas and King James I.. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Extra! Extra! Read all about our contest winners Apr 3, 2007
Historical figures Lake Country students "interviewed" included Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pocahontas, Helen Keller, Abe Lincoln and Neil Armstrong, to name a few. Several students wrote about Brett Favre's return for another season with the Green Bay Packers. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
MONA CHAREN: Permission to celebrate Jamestown's 400th? Apr 2, 2007
He memorably explained to the settlers that "He who does not work will not eat." And, as every schoolchild used to know, he believed that Pocahontas saved his life when her father captured him. Black slavery was actually still several decades in the future when Jamestown was founded. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Permission to Celebrate Jamestown? Mar 30, 2007
He memorably explained to the settlers that "He who does not work will not eat." And, as every schoolchild used to know, he believed that Pocahontas saved his life when her father captured him ... He memorably explained to the settlers that "He who does not work will not eat." And, as every schoolchild used to know, he believed that Pocahontas saved his life when her father captured him. (Townhall.com)
Political Correctness: Jamestown Matters Mar 28, 2007
And Pocahontas' real life story, which must include her integration into London society, is more interesting than the Disney version. But to the politicized historians who would take the joy out of Jamestown's 400th birthday party, the grim ordeal of the original colonists is no match for the indignities suffered by the aboriginal population of Virginia, another cursed European name. (Investors Business Daily)
Exclusive: Chuck Norris pummels efforts to stifle 400th anniversary of Jamestown Mar 26, 2007
WorldNetDaily: Pocahontas' perfect politically correct party ... Pocahontas' perfect politically correct party ... (Though an Indian-English relationship, the wedding between Pocahontas and John Rolfe, is still celebrated by many as America's first interracial marriage. (WorldNetDaily)
Celebrating Jamestown, door to America Mar 25, 2007
David A. Price, author of Love and Hate in Jamestown, said Virginia and Southern history became tangled in the Civil War, knocking down Smith and Pocahontas a few notches in the American consciousness. Most importantly,'' Price wrote in an e-mail, ``we look back on the Plymouth colonists and see an idealized, sepia-tinted version of ourselves -- hardworking, earnest, seeking religious liberty. (The Miami Herald)
Your e-mails Mar 22, 2007
It does seem like there has been anything but, including other cultures in leading roles such as Pocahontas (Native American), Mulan (Asian) and of course European or white ... There wasn't nearly as much press when Mulan, Pocahontas or Aladdin were released, so why should this be any different. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Doug Phillips combats revisionists who portray Christian settlers as savages Mar 16, 2007
Students can even log on to the official Colonial Williamsburg site for articles that insist that Pocahontas was "forcibly converted" to Christ and that the Jamestown settlers were predisposed toward cannibalism because they craved human flesh. The message of the Jamestown revisionists is clear: Christian settlers were vicious savages, genocidal murderers and environmental terrorists. (WorldNetDaily)
Virgin territories Mar 11, 2007
The irresistible tale of Pocahontas, inserted into the imaginations of a generation of children by the corny Disney cartoon and re-imagined for adults in Terrence Malick's more complex film The New World , occupies the cultural space where early Virginia should be ... And, if he does not manage to dislodge Pocahontas from the imaginative centre of the story, Woolley does at least manage to help us understand why her story was so useful ... The story of the marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Princess and Prisoner PUBLIC-RELATIONS PLOY: "The sponsors of the Jamestown colony saw marketing possibilities in this regal, converted, English-speaking princess," wrote John F. Ross in Smithsonian magazine. "Luring new colonists to Jamestown and finding investors for the venture was a hard sell. What better 'poster girl' than Pocahontas?" Pocahontas' image has always reflected what people wanted to see Mar 3, 2007
"Luring new colonists to Jamestown and finding investors for the venture was a hard sell. What better 'poster girl' than Pocahontas?" Pocahontas' image has always reflected what people wanted to see ... "Luring new colonists to Jamestown and finding investors for the venture was a hard sell. What better 'poster girl' than Pocahontas?" Pocahontas' image has always reflected what people wanted to see ... These days, Pocahontas may be best known from her comely character in The Disney Co.'s popular... (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Pocahontas the star of Jamestown's 400th Mar 3, 2007
Shawn Moore places a plaque on a display of a bust of Pocahontas at the Virginia Historical Society's new exhibit in Richmond, Va. The exhibit takes a look at the traditional view of Pocahontas as well as a new view of her legacy ... In her 22 years, Pocahontas left a legacy that endures in history texts, in stone relief at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and in a beguiling parable about the settlement of Jamestown by commerce-minded explorers. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Jamestown's 400th stirs a new view of Pocahontas Mar 3, 2007
In her 22 years, Pocahontas left a legacy that endures in history texts, in stone relief at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and in a beguiling parable about the settlement of Jamestown by commerce-minded explorers ... Some Virginia Indians, too, are speaking out on what they say is the true story of Pocahontas, drawing from oral histories ... "This is more personal," said Angela L. Daniel "Silver Star," an anthropologist who co-authored a new book, "The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of... (CNN -- Travel)
Snowshoe to host off-road race series Mar 1, 2007
On June 23-24, the Pocahontas County resort will host the eighth stop in the 13-round Can-Am Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) racing series. The event, which makes use of a 10-mile loop course, is expected to draw more than 1,200 racers and at least 6,000 spectators. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
