Her name was .

(Note the pronunciation is Ma to ah kuh there’s an additional syllable than is pronounced in the video)

A collective of indigenous creatives came together, rewrote and replaced the audio for Disney’s “Pocahontas”. Perfectly synced with the animation to play in place of the original audio. It depicts the true story of Matoaka using ingenious voice actors.

missingmatoaka.ca/

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The story of Pocahontas is a tragic tale of a young Native girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and allegedly murdered by those who were supposed to keep her safe.

Her name at birth was Matoaka, which means “flower between two streams,” and according to Mattaponi history was likely given to her because she was born between the two rivers of Mattaponi and Pamunkey ...

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