We are all speculating on how Pocahontas felt. The only account taken into consideration is the European account. It is the height of arrogance to speak for someone else (This still goes on today, with Bush on TV speaking for the people of Iraq). Do you think that the Royal family in England does not promise their children in marriage? Why would it be any different for Pocahontas? Everyone wants to believe in fairy tales and happy endings. I certainly do not believe that the Indians gave away their daughters, or sold them into slavery. A marriage union was a means of continuity for the tribe. I posted a link to the Powhatans, who know more about Matoeka (who you call Pocahontas), then Walt Disney. Anita Here are two links with views on Pocahontas. Pocahontas: Icon At The Crossroads Of Race And Sex: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/POCA/POC-home.html The Pocahontas Myth: http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html --- Bob Juch <bob@juch.org> wrote: > Anita, > > Pocahontas certainly wasn't kidnapped. She was > given in marriage by her > father, the chief of the Powhatans, just as European > royalty arranged > marriages between their children to form alliances. > > She may or may not have been asked how she felt > about it, but I'm sure her > tribe accepted that as business as usual. > > Do you have the citation for her being married > before? > > Bob Juch > http://www.Juch.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vahenric-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:vahenric-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of alani2@yahoo.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 6:18 PM > To: vahenric@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VAHENRIC] St. Mary's Cemetery:: > Richmond, Va. > > > I was reading on one site, that Pocahontas was > married > to a Native before being kidnapped. Most of the > accounts given about Pocahontas are from the > European perspective. There are > no accountings from the Natives themselves as to how > they felt, when one of > their own was taken. > > Anita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >