Pocahontas ( US: / ˌpoʊkəˈhɒntəs /, UK: / ˌpɒk -/; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka, c. 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief [1] of a network of tributary.