Nakohontas

Nakohontas is the femslash ship between Nakoma and Pocahontas from the Pocahontas fandom.

Canon
Nakoma and Pocahontas are best friends.

Pocahontas (1995)
As soon as Pocahonta's father arrives, Nakoma goes to let Pocahontas know. Pocahontas was enjoying some time alone in nature, when Nakoma calls for her from the canoe she's in the water. Pocahontas jumps to where Nakoma is, from on top of the waterfall, and decides to surprise her by turning the canoe around so Nakoma can fall in the water with her. When Nakoma gets inevitably wet, she asks Pocahontas if they're not too old for this, to which Pocahontas only replies by keeping the water fight ongoing. The two playfully splash water around and laugh together. And once they are safe in the canoe, Pocahontas and Nakoma share a heartfelt conversation about Pocahiontas's dreams, that she only seems to have shared with Nakoma until then.

As soon as Pocahontas starts seeing John Smith, Nakoma is immediately suspicious and worried about her. She knows this man came with colonizers so she gets protective of Pocahontas, not wanting her to be safe. Even though she lies for Pocahontas the first time she sneaks to see John. The next time she catches Pocahontas leaving, she warns her again, gently. She tells Pocahontas that she doesn't want her to get hurt. But sadly watches her run away.

Pocahontas 2
Nakoma and Pocahontas are seen playing with snow at the beginning of the movie, having fun together.

Later, when Pocahontas decides to leave to London, Nakoma is among the people gathered to say goodbye to her. The two of them share an intimate goodbye alone, away from the rest of Pocahontas' family. Nakoma signs for Pocahontas to never forget about her land. And Pocahontas tells her that she will always travel with her. As Nakoma turns around to walk back to her people, she can't hold her tears, and runs immediately back to Pocahontas' arms. The two of them hug tightly, as Pocahontas also starts crying. Before boarding the ship to London, Pocahontas turns around to give one last look at Nakoma, as the two stare at each other as a last goodbye.

Fanon
Fans of this ship really love the beautiful, deep bond the two of them share and often talk about how they wish the two of them would've been the romantic main couple of the movie. This is due to the fact that the Pocahotas movie has received critiques about the romanticization of colonialism of the main couple, since these critiques highlight the use of the white savor trope as well as the minor to bad representation native people got on the film. So fans of this ship have proposed that Nakoma and Pocahontas being together would've been a much healthier as well as loving relationship to portray, while highlighting positive represetation in the process.

This ship has been liked for a very long time by fans, dating back to 2012, when a fan video showed how an alternative version of the film's plot where the two could've been together. The video starts by critiquing the fact that out of the hundreds of films that Disney has produced, zero portrayed a non-heterosexual main couple. Which is why they go on to say that this video is about "Pocahontas, a modern interpretation." In it, the movie's plot now centers around the love that Pocahontas and Nakoma share being crushed when Pocahontas is forced to get engaged to a man (Kocoum). The two of them fight for their love and the story ends with love winning in the end, as the two of them go on to live happily together, in the end, getting married.

Fandom
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