Pocahontas

How can we even know the truth?
If history is deliberately lied about
And written accounts are ignored...
And oral stories are more weighty
Giving justice to the Jamestown Massacre...

Let's look at the facts.
Pocahontas and John Smith were very good friends.
Given the rivalry between the Pilgrims and Powhatans
It's more than likely Pocahontas saved John Smith's life.
It's almost entirely fabricated that Pocahontas was kidnapped
And her dying in England---and I'm not sure she did at this point
Because the historical details never remain the same---
Is license for the Natives to slaughter 300 innocent people?
The Powhatans were cannibals
As was true for almost all Americans both Northern and Southern Natives;
And Pocahontas kept the peace between the two factions.

Given these factual details,
It's almost certain the modern story being taught is a fabrication
Of revisionist historians, and the actual truth
Has been lost if not outright and deliberately destroyed.

This is what happens when you mix politics and history.
When I studied this in 2020, I saw what seemed more truthful.
That Pocahontas saved John Smith's life by laying her head in his lap,
That the two had a sort of paternal relationship---as ten year old girls recognize kindness in a man---
That Pocahontas likely wasn't kidnapped, which likely did not lead to the Jamestown Massacre...
It may be true that Pocahontas got smallpox or fever in London
But that's not the settler's fault.
That is simply nature.
Furthermore, it's almost 100% unlikely that Pocahontas was the reason for Jamestown's Massacre.
As John Rolfe, her husband, and the Shaman Tomocomo accompanied her to England.