When Lewis and Clark wintered at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, there they met Sacagawea and her husband in 1804. Toussaint Charbonneau was interviewed to interpret Hidatsa for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but Lewis and Clark (esp. Clark) were not overly impressed with him. However, Sacagawea his wife spoke Shoshone and Hidatsa, so they hired Charbonneau on November 4,1804 and he and Sacagawea moved into Fort Mandan a week later. Sacagawea was 16 or 17 at this time.
Sacajawea-
during the Lewis and Clark expedition
Sacagawea translated for Lewis and Clark.
No, Sacajawea was not a slave. She was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who played a key role as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition in the early 19th century.
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Sacajawea
Sacajawea
she traveled with Lewis and clark
Sacajawea was living with the Shoshone tribe when she joined the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea
she was helping Lewis and Clark
she halped Lewis and clark on expedition