Powhatan’s village—literally, “King’s House.”
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Werowocomoco Term Timeline in Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma
The timeline below shows where the term Werowocomoco appears in Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Amonute’s People
...rivers of the Tsenacomoco—the region known today as the Virginia Tidewater. They are headed toward Werowocomoco, the main settlement of Powhatan, their tribe’s paramount chief (or mamanitowik). Strangers have arrived in...
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Chapter 3: First Contact
...launch a punitive expedition against the local tribes. Shortly after Christmas, Smith is brought to Werowocomoco to face Powhatan. As Smith is brought through the village, Townsend writes, there is no...
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...all the doubt that can be cast on Smith’s false testimonies about his experiences in Werowocomoco, two things are certain: Powhatan made him a kind of werowance in his own right,...
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Chapter 4: Jamestown
...has been sending regular gifts of corn and raccoon tails to Jamestown—Captain Newport travels to Werowocomoco to meet with him. As the group of Englishmen and native guides proceeds across creeks...
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While Thomas Savage stays at Werowocomoco, he befriends Pocahontas. She teaches him Algonkian, and he, it seems, teaches her English. In...
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...will signify a white flag to John Smith, who knows her from his time at Werowocomoco. In the end, Pocahontas secures the prisoners’ release—and over the course of the rest of...
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...been planning an attack. Instead of carrying one out, however, Powhatan moves his people from Werowocomoco quickly and stealthily. Pocahontas flees with them—and does not see Smith again until her voyage...
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