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  2. The Death of Pocahontas

The Death of Pocahontas

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16,000 BCE to 1622 CE
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American Indian History
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Rachel Murphy Weast

In this video Digital Outreach Educator, Rachel Murphy Weast discusses the death of Pocahontas in the Virginia Museum of History & Culture's long-term exhibition, "The Story of Virginia."

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