It’s the beginning of the end as the Renaissance takes a sharp left turn with this racially insensitive and incredibly boring fable about nothing.
Further reading:
http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/trial/pocahontas/bib.php
https://www.amonsoquathbandofcherokee.org/myth.html
https://www.ageofempires.com/news/interview-anthony-brave/
Why One Can’t Ignore Pocahontas
Reservations About Films: Disney’s Pocahontas
https://web.archive.org/web/20150524095505/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-06-11/entertainment/ca-11761_1_native-american
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