Pocahontas and Minnehaha Brochure

Material type

Brochure (Program / Brochure)

Description

Informational Brochure on plates for sale that depict Pocahontas and Minnehaha. These plates are a part of the Noble American Indian Woman plate collection. Below each plate design is a brief description of the Indian Women. Pocahontas was known as not only an Indian Princess but also the daughter of the Indian Chief Powhatan. Powhatan was a part of the Confederacy of Virginia. They also say that Pocahontas befriended the white settlers, saving Captain John Smith and her marriage with a tobacco planter named John Rolfe. Minnehaha had her name given to her by Henry W. Longfellow, her real Omaha name was Bright Eyes. She was the daughter of a Frenchman and her Omaha mother. She was exposed to both white and Indian worlds and spent her life helping advance the cause of Native Americans.

Subjects and names

Pocahontas, Minnehaha, Bright Eyes, Omaha, Indian, Henry W. Longfellow, Indian Princess, white settlers, Jamestown, Virginia, Plate collection, Noble American Indian Women collection, Powhatan, Captain John Smith, John Rolfe

For collection-level context and related materials, view the complete MS-188 finding aid in ArchivesSpace.