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Who is Matoaka and what tribe?

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Matoaka is the real name of Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan. Powhatan was the chief of 30 Indian tribes so no one really knows what tribe she was born in. She was most likely born in Werawocomoco (what is now Wicomico, Gloucester County, Virginia)

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