She falls in love with him, raising eyebrows. But a brewing battle between the natives, led by Chief Powhatan — Pocahontas’ father — and the settlers quickly threatens the romance.

Adams still hopes that a statue of Pocahontas, with or without her father Chief Powhatan, can stand in the Capitol, but he would be pleased too if it stood “in a respectful place” somewhere in ...

The legend of Pocahontas has it that she risked her life to save Captain John Smith when her father, Chief Powhatan, seemed ready to have him beaten to death. But is this legend true? In this ...

arrowheads and other artifacts has led scientists to identify what they believe is the location of the village of the powerful American Indian chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. Researchers ...

a former insurance executive and chief emeritus of Virginia’s Patawomeck tribe, who portrayed Pocahontas’ father, Powhatan, in an episode of PBS’s Nova. It’s been a strange time for ...

the chief of the Powhatan people and Pocahontas's father, the English hatched a plan to kidnap his daughter. "It was written down that she was traded for a pot, a copper pot," DeLeary says.

Pocahontas was the favorite daughter of Powhatan, the formidable chief of more than 30 Algonquian ... rescued him from execution at the hands of her father. This narrative of Pocahontas turning ...

SALISBURY — Now on display in the Cook Garden right next to the Waterworks Visual Arts Center is a bronze statue of Chief Powhatan, better known as Pocahontas’ father. Waterworks Executive ...