However, with much of the movie based on love, the question of “Is Pocahontas a true story” is still asked to this day. Let’s explore just how much of this classic is based on facts.

In Disney’s cartoon version of the story (and elsewhere), Pocahontas is shown to be involved romantically with an Englishman called Captain John Smith. He was real, but not her boyfriend.

In 1995, Disney introduced children everywhere to a Native American princess married 400 years ago today - Pocahontas ... "It is unfortunate that this sad story, which Euro-Americans should ...