Editing Pocahontas (section)

==Background==
Pocahontas is a member of the Powhatan Indian tribe that makes their home in [http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Virginia Virginia]. She is the 18-year old daughter of [http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Chief_Powhatan Chief Powhatan]. It is stated that Pocahontas' mother had died, and that Pocahontas had inherited her strong will and free spirit. She is the only member of her tribe that is not xenophobic towards the white settlers, instead forming a relationship with [http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/John_Smith John Smith]. By the time of the second film, she is respected enough that she is sent as an ambassador to [http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/England England] on behalf of her people.
===Personality===
Pocahontas is displayed as a noble, free-spirited and highly spiritual young woman. She expresses wisdom beyond her years and offers kindness and guidance to those around her. She loves adventure and nature. In the film, she appears to have shamanic powers since she was able to commune with nature, talk to spirits, empathize with animals and understand unknown languages.

In the sequel, Pocahontas seems to have grown after hearing of [http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/John_Smith John Smith]'s assumed death. She keeps her independent spirit and playfulness, but is much more mature and self-assured than she was in the first film. During her stay in England, she nearly loses herself in the hustle and bustle of this new world and is turned into someone she's not. But in the end she bravely intends to sacrifice herself for her people's safety and returns to her homeland, finding herself, and romantic love, once again.

She believes that here mother's spirit surrounds her.

===Physical appearance===
Pocahontas is a young woman with copper skin, long raven-black hair and twinkling, dark brown eyes. She has a tall, slender, statuesque figure with broad shoulders and narrow hips and goes around barefoot in the first film, whereas in the 2nd film, she wears flat shoes. The animation of Pocahontas is different from other Disney Princesses.