kocoum asked to marry pocahontas at the start of the movie.
who asked to marry pocahontas at the start of the movie?
kocoum
bullet::::- james apaumut fall as kocoum, a handsome, strong and brave but stern and aggressive powhatan warrior who was asked to marry pocahontas. he attempts to kill john smith after seeing him and pocahontas kiss, but is killed by thomas.





















































bullet::::- gordon tootoosis as kekata, the shaman of the powhatan.





















































three actors in the film have been involved in other pocahontas-related projects. gordon tootoosis acted as chief powhatan in "" (1995). christian bale and irene bedard would portray john rolfe and pocahontas's mother, respectively, in terrence malick's "the new world" (2005).





















































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section::::production.:development.
pocahontas (1995 film)
it was while pocahontas was held by the english that she met john rolfe, whom she later married. while in captivity, pocahontas was taught the english language, and she learned about english customs and religion. she was baptized as a christian and took the name rebecca. rolfe wrote that the way to maintain peace between the powhatan and the english, was to marry pocahontas, not "with the unbridled desire of carnal affection but for the good of the colony and the glory of god. such a marriage might bring peace between the warring english and powhatan, just as it would satisfy pocahontas's desire." after they married, there were more peaceful relations for a time between the english colonists and the powhatan confederacy. edward waterhouse, secretary of the virginia company, wrote:
indian massacre of 1622