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ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas

ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas

RedHanded
Jul 7, 2026 25 min
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<div> <p>Long before the ‘90s cartoon version painted with all the colours of the wind, a real Native American woman named Pocahontas inspired a romantic tale that would endure for centuries…</p><p>But how much of her story is fact – and how much is a convenient colonial fiction?</p><p>Featuring gold-hunting colonists, grisly cannibalism and more than a splash of imperialist violence, let’s just say the <em>true</em> story isn’t exactly a Disney fairytale. </p><p>--</p><p><a href="http://patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a> - Ad-free &amp; Bonus Episodes<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA">YouTube</a> - Full-length Video Episodes<br><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod">TikTok</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a></p></div>

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