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Sacagawea (also Sakakawea, Sacajawea; see below) (c. 1788 – December 20, 1812; see below for other theories about her eath) was a Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, in their exploration of the Western United States. She traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806. She was nicknamed Janey by Clark.

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  • A woman claiming to be this Lewis & Clark companion died in 1884; she would have been about 100
  • You're on the money if you know that explorer William Clark nicknamed this Shoshone woman "Janey"
  • Convincing the gang to take the Bozeman Pass was just one of her contributions to Lewis & Clark's expedition
  • A touching moment for Lewis & Clark was her reunion with her brother Cameahwait
  • Chapter 11 of Anna Lee Waldo's historical novel about this woman is titled "Lewis and Clark"
  • Meriwether Lewis named a tributary of the Musselshell River in Montana for her
  • Oh, it's the golden dollar coin, featuring this woman, that was released into circulation on January 27, 2000
  • Meriwether Lewis served as the midwife when her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, was born on February 11, 1805
  • In 1804 fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau made her his wife
  • While her name is spelled many different ways in the Lewis & Clark journals, at no time is it spelled with a "J"
  • In Lewiston, Idaho there's a college named for Lewis & Clark & a junior high named for this Indian guide
  • 1994:A Shoshone guide for a famous expedition
  • In 2001 this woman known for aiding Lewis & Clark was made an honorary sergeant in the Regular Army

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