In 1607, the Susan Constant sails to the "New World" from England, carrying British settlers of the Virginia Company. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyage's leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks large amounts of gold in the New World to assure a strong position at the British court. Along the way, the Susan Constant is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced Thomas from drowning. In the Powhatan Tribe in the New World, Pocahontas , daughter of Chief Powhatan, dreads being possibly wed to Kocoum, a brave warrior whom she sees as too "serious" for her spirited personality. Chief Powhatan gives Pocahontas her deceased mother's necklace as a present. Pocahontas, along with her friends, the gluttonous raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit, visit Grandmother Willow, a spiritual talking willow tree, and speaks of a possibly prophetic dream involving a spinning arrow, and her confusion regarding what her "path" in life should be. Grandmother Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving British.

Ratcliffe has the fortress Jamestown built in a wooded clearing and immediately has the crewmen dig for gold. John departs to explore the wilderness and encounters Pocahontas. They quickly bond, fascinated by each other's worlds and fall in love, flouting Chief Powhatan's orders to keep away from the British after Kocoum and other warriors engage them in a fight. Meanwhile, Meeko meets Percy, Ratcliffe's dog, and becomes t

he bane of his existence. Pocahontas introduces Smith to Grandmother Willow and avoids two other crewmen, but Pocahontas' friend Nakoma discovers her relationship with John and warns Kocoum. Later, John and Pocahontas meet with Grandmother Willow and plan to bring peace between the colonists and the tribe. John and Pocahontas kiss, while Kocoum and Thomas witness from afar. In a jealous rage, Kocoum attacks and tries to kill John but is himself shot by Thomas. Pocahontas watches in horror as Kocoum falls dead, reaching for Pocahontas one last time but instead breaking her mother's necklace. John commands Thomas to leave just before the tribesmen come and capture John. An enraged Chief Powhatan declares war on the crewmen, starting with executing John at sunrise.

Thomas warns the crewmen of John's capture, and Ratcliffe rallies the men to battle as an excuse to annihilate the tribe and find their non-existent gold. A guilt-ridden Pocahontas visits Grandmother Willow, where Meeko hands her Smith's compass. Pocahontas realizes John's compass was the spinning arrow from her prophetic dream, which leads her to her destiny. Just as Powhatan is to execute Smith, Pocahontas throws herself in the way, successfully stopping Smith's execution and convincing her father to cease the hostilities between the two groups. All parties accept gracefully, except Ratcliffe , who tries to shoot Chief Powhatan in anger with John taking the bullet. The governor is then captured and arrested by

the crewmen. Meeko and Percy, now friends, give Pocahontas her mother's necklace completely fixed. In the end, John is forced to return home to receive medical treatment. He asks Pocahontas to come with him, but she chooses to stay with her tribe. John leaves with Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan's blessing to return in the future.

The background of the story is 1607 in the 17th century, an era of competition during the rapid development of colonialism. A ship carrying British explorers from the Virginia Company was heading to North America in search of gold and other valuable resources. The leaders on board were Captain John Smith and Governor John Ratcliffe. On the way, the ship encountered a storm. When Thomas, a rookie sailor, accidentally fell into the water, Smith also jumped into the water and saved Thomas' life. The two of them also became good friends. friend.

At this time, in the "New World", Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, heard that her father wanted her to marry the strongest warrior in the tribe— —News from Kocoum. However, Pocahontas thought that Gao Gang was too serious and did not want to marry him, so she went to a talking tree spirit in the forest, Grandmother Willow, for advice. Granny Willow told Pocahontas to listen to her heart.

After the ship full of British landed in Virginia, Governor Releaf ordered all the crew to start digging for gold. Smith went into the forest to explore alone and met Pocahontas. During her time with Smith, Pocahontas taught him to look at the world from a completely different perspective than before. Everything is full of spirituality, beauty everywhere, and not to think of Pocahontas' The tribesmen treat them as "savages". But at this time, at the location where the gold mine was being dug, a conflict broke out between Bowarden's warriors and the British, and one of the Indian warriors was shot. So the warriors decided to retreat. This move made the chief believe that the white people were very dangerous and did not allow the tribesmen to approach them. He decided to summon nearby tribes that had diplomatic relations to unite against the white people.

A few days later, when Pocahontas met Smith again, she told Smith that there were no gold mines in the nearby land, and the two agreed to meet again under the willow tree that night. However, when Pocahontas returned to the tribe, she found that warriors from nearby friendly tribes had arrived, ready to help the Powhatan tribe fight against the white people. On the other hand, after Smith returned to the camp, he told the governor that there were no gold mines nearby, but the governor did not believe him and believed that the Indians secretly hid many gold mines.

That night, Pocahontas's best friend Nakoma discovered that she had secretly left the tribe again, so she went to notify Gao Gang. At the same time, Smith also quietly left the camp, but was discovered by Thomas and the Governor, so the Governor ordered Thomas to follow Smith. After Pocahontas and Smith met, Granny Willow persuaded Smith to talk to Chief Bowalton to try to avoid a war. When Smith agreed to see the chief, Pocahontas was very happy and hugged Smith tightly. Under the secret surveillance of Thomas and Gao Gang, the two of them kissed. Out of jealousy, Gao Gang jumped out and rushed towards Smith, intending to kill him with a knife. When Thomas saw this, he shot Gao Gang. The sound of gunfire attracted the attention of some Indians, so Smith told Thomas to flee the scene.

But when the Indians arrived, they believed that Smith who was present was the murderer who shot Gao Gang, so they captured Smith and brought him back to the tribe. Chief Bowhatton ordered that Smith be executed early the next morning before the war began. Thomas returned to the camp and told everyone that Smith had been captured. The governor took advantage of this opportunity and planned to set out the next morning to attack the Indians and rescue Smith at the same time.

The next morning, just as Smith was about to be executed, the Governor's troops arrived. At the moment Chief Bowhatton was about to kill Smith, Pocahontas rushed forward, hugged Smith, and told her father that if he had to kill Smith, he must kill his own daughter first. The chief ordered her to leave, but Pocahontas refused and told her father that she was in love with Smith. Pocahontas told her father that the consequences of war would be unimaginable, and the path she chose was to be with Smith and live in peace instead of killing each other. Pocahontas hopes her father will reconsider the path he chooses: war or peace. After thinking about what Pocahontas said, the chief decided to choose peace and declared that he would not start any more wars. As a result, the Indian warriors and British soldiers also laid down their weapons. However, when the chief ordered Smith to be released, the unconvinced governor fired at the chief. Upon seeing this, Smith immediately jumped towards the chief and was shot himself. When the British saw it, they arrested the governor and wanted to send him back to England to be punished for treason.

Smith survived, but he was so seriously injured that he had to return to England for medical surgery or he would die. Before Smith was sent aboard, he told the others to wait a little longer, as Pocahontas had promised him to see him again. Just then Pocahontas and some of her people came out of the woods, bringing many baskets full of food for them. Pocahontas stepped forward and gave Smith a bag of Granny Willow bark, telling him it would relieve his pain. Chief Baohuaton gave Smith a tribal turban and told Smith that his tribe would always welcome their arrival. The chief also thanked Smith for saving his life and called him "brother." Smith hopes that Pocahontas can return to England with him, but Pocahontas sheds tears and tells Smith that she must stay with the tribe, and this is the path she wants to choose. Finally, Pocahontas ran to the cliff and watched the British ship leave the river and sail to the sea. The story ended.