Pocahontas was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people. She is primarily notable for her historical association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown in the Tsenacommacah region, which encompasses the Tidewater area of present-day Virginia.
She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, who served as the Mamanatowick, or leader, of a network of tributary tribes. Her life and history are tied to the early interactions between indigenous populations and European settlers in the United States.