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Meet Amazing Americans 领袖与政治人物 波卡洪塔斯 (Pocahontas)
 
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美国原住民的生活方式与前来定居的英国殖民有很大的不同

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波卡洪塔斯接触英国人

您看过那部名为「风中奇缘」的卡通电影吗?它述说1600年代早期,维吉尼亚沿海最强大的印地安酋长波瓦坦女儿的故事。即使到了今天,她的故事仍吸引很多人。

波卡洪塔斯只有十岁大时,她的世界就永远改变了。英国殖民远渡海洋并在维吉尼亚州的詹姆士镇创建了一个殖民地。这些新来的英国殖民在外观及行为上都不同于波瓦坦部落。波卡洪塔斯的一些族人都很害怕或甚至痛恨这些新近到达的移民。但酋长的女儿拥有一颗好奇的心及友善的态度,她想要知道更多有关这些新移民的事情。


Have you seen the animated film "Pocahontas"? It tells the story of the daughter of Powhatan, the most powerful Indian chief of coastal Virginia in the early 1600s. Even today, her story fascinates people.

Pocahontas was only about 10 years old when her world changed forever. English settlers arrived from far across the ocean and created a settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. These new English settlers looked and acted very differently from Powhatan's tribe. Some of Pocahontas's people were afraid or even hateful of the newcomers. But the chief's daughter had a curious mind and a friendly manner. She wanted to know more about these newcomers.

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