Told from the viewpoints of Pocahontas and John Smith, describes their lives in the context of the encounter between the Powhatan Indians and the English colonists of 17th century Jamestown, Virginia.

Nuttagwon, daughter of a minor Pamunkey chief, is still a girl when Pocahontas's vision of peace between their people and the newly-arrived English colonists bonds the two in a lifelong friendship as they work together to make the vision a reality.

Pocahontas, a Native American girl, saves the life of explorer and colonist John Smith; Pocahontas sets sail for England to convince the King that her people are civilized in order to stop an attack against them.