To Be a Native American

If I had to be a native person in the time of colonization or hardship in North America, South Africa, Rwanda, or Australia, I would be a Native American.


I would not only want to be just a Native American, but a Native American in the Powhatan tribe. I have my reasons for being so specific with my choice. You see, over the summer, I got bored one day and sat on the couch. I turned on the TV and there it was, a movie that I had fallen in love with years ago, but hadn’t seen it since then, until now. It was the Disney movie, Mulan. Seeing this movie triggered a new obsession that I still hold today, which is Disney. So, I would spend the rest of my summer watching all the old Disney VHS movies (around 35) and researching for the original or historical reference in each and every one of them. I read Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, old folk tales of the legend of Hua Mulan, and I discovered the historical background of the movie Pocahontas. It was magic! The two things I love in this world the most history and Disney combined! This discovery led to numerous library visits, which led to me knowing more and more about “little mischief” (it’s what Pocahontas means, it was a nickname) than I ever knew before, like that she was from the Powhatan tribe.

It would be a dream come true to experience Jamestown first hand! I would pay big money and leave everything I have behind to be able to live through this time, even though I would be most likely killed, it would be completely worth it. Sure, it would be tough having to deal with those pesky Brits and their misunderstandings and the tribe’s misunderstandings, but there are so many different points of view on this story that I’m not sure which one to believe. Knowing the truth would make it all the better. So, maybe I don’t want to live in a colonized area because it was safer, easier to live in, or anything else like that. The sole reason I chose to be a Powhatan is because of an obsession.