Resisting the Romanticized Colonial Portrayal of Native American Women in Monique Mojica's Play Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots

This paper examines the romanticized portrayals of Native American women in colonial narratives and highlights how Monique Mojica’s play Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots resists these colonial images through counternarratives. By reclaiming the voices of iconic Indigenous women such as Pocahontas and La Malinche, this study explores how the play decolonizes feminine stories and challenges the European imagination of Native American women. The method employed in this study involved an analytical approach, drawing on indigenous feminist and postcolonial literary theories to examine Mojica’s depiction of Native American female characters as symbols of resistance and resilience. The findings reveal that Mojica’s play not only critiques the colonial mistreatment of Indigenous women but also promotes cultural healing and solidarity. The study estimates that key moments in the play demonstrate the significance of counter-narratives in reshaping the audience’s understanding of Indigenous women’s histories. Based on these findings, this study recommends further exploration of Indigenous narratives in the literature to continue the process of decolonization and cultural empowerment.