【美国人物志】波卡·洪塔斯 (5/10)

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波卡·洪塔斯 (Pocahontas) 是波瓦坦 (Powhatan) 之女，波瓦坦是住在维吉尼亚州的亚尔冈京印地安人 (Algonquian Indians：即波瓦坦人)的一位重要酋长。她的真名是“Matoaka”，而波卡·洪塔斯是她的绰号，意为“爱嬉戏的”或“调皮的”。 波卡洪塔斯最著名的事为传闻她救了英国上尉史密斯 (John Smith) 的生命。她的一生短暂(死于22岁)，但她在其他方面却影响深远。波卡洪塔斯试着要促进波瓦坦人及英国殖民间的和平；她甚至改信基督教及嫁给一位詹姆士镇的移民罗尔夫 (John Rolfe) ，一段有助于两边人民融合的婚姻。她在英国的早逝损害了维吉尼亚州内，亚尔冈京人及殖民之间的永续和平机会。
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After Captain Smith's capture, the Indians and the colonists agreed to a truce. Pocahontas visited Jamestown more often. She may not have really saved John Smith's life. But most experts agree that Pocahontas helped the colonists. She brought them corn when they were starving. She once was said to have warned the colonists about a surprise attack by the Indians.
John Smith had been wounded during his capture. He returned to England. Hostilities once again broke out between the Indians and the English settlers. In 1611, Thomas Dale became acting governor of the colony. He started a new aggressive policy toward the Indians. Two years later, an English soldier, Samuel Argall, kidnapped Pocahontas. She was about 18 years old. The colonists kidnapped her because they wanted to prevent more attacks by the Indians. They also wanted to force chief Powhatan to negotiate a peace agreement.