Sacagawea ?
There are more statues of her than of ang other American woman.
Her face is on a U.S. coin. Clearly, she was an important person.
But what do we know about the real Sacagawea ?
Sacagawea was part of a native American tribe called the Shoshone.
At the age of 13, she was taken away by people from the Hidatsa tribe.
She was living among the Hidatsa when Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark met her in 1804
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were mapmakers. These pioneers
were exploring the western part of theU.S. because Sacagawea spoke
two different Native American languages, they asked her to travel with
them, along with her husband and baby son.
Sacagawea became an important part of the group and helped the
Explorers in many ways. For example, on May 14,1805, a strong storm
Tipped over one of their boats. Sacagawea stayed calm. She acted
quickly and was able to save many of the maps and other things from
the water. Her actions saved important knowledge from being lost.
As they traveled, Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark talk to the Native
American people in each village they visited. She helped the explorers
make friends among the Native American,so they could trade with them. She also helped Lewis and Clark find a way across the mountains to the pacific Ocaen, and helped them find food on the way.
Sacagawea died when she was about 25, sadly, we don’t know much more about this amzing woman. But two hundred years later, she is remembered as an important woman in U.S. history