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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.

Trivia about sacajawea

  • In 1998 the director of the U.S. Mint called her "A woman of exemplary physical courage and stamina"
  • A Shoshone, she helped Lewis & Clark as both peacemaker & interpreter
  • Some sources say she died in 1812, but a woman who died in 1884 claimed to be this Indian guide
  • You're on the money if you know she's the Native American guide depicted on the new gold-colored dollar coin
  • You're on the money if you know she's the historic interpreter depicted here
  • As a child, she was captured by the Hadatsahs and given the name which means "bird woman"
  • Meriwether Lewis fed her ground rattlesnake rattle to speed up her labor & the birth of her child
  • Pompey's Pillar, a rock formation in Montana, was named by Capt. William Clark for the son of this Indian guide
  • A May 1999 White House ceremony unveiled the newly designed U.S. $1 coin with this historical person on the front
  • An Indian woman in her 90s who died in 1884 claimed to be this famous interpreter
  • This interpreter for Lewis & Clark was also called Boinaiv, meaning "Grass Maiden"
  • This Shoshone's name meant "bird woman"
  • She joined the Lewis & Clark expedition in what is now North Dakota

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