The scene symbolizes the belief of some Americans at the time that native tribes should accept Christianity and other European customs of the period .
Her union with Rolfe is said to be the first recorded marriage between an Englishman and a Native American woman .
The scene symbolizes the belief of some Native American at the time that native tribes should accept Christianity and other European customs of the period .
Her union with Rolfe is said to be the first recorded marriage between an Englishman and a Native American woman .