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Sacagawea
1788 – 1812 · aged 24
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
- Born
- 16 May 1788 · Salmon
- Died
- 12 Dec 1812 · Fort Lisa
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- 16 May 1788BornBorn in Salmon
- 12 Dec 1812DiedDied in Fort Lisa
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
Biography
Sacagawea ( SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or sə-KAH-gə-WAY-ə; also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; c. May 1788 – December 20, 1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory. Sacagawea traveled with the expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, helping to establish cultural contacts with Native American people and contributing to the expedition's knowledge of natural history in different regions.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association of the early 20th century adopted Sacagawea as a symbol of women's worth and independence, erecting several statues and plaques in her memory, and doing much to recount her accomplishments.
Text from the Wikipedia article Sacagawea, CC BY-SA 4.0
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