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Although Sacagawea was born a Shoshone, Lewis and Clark wrote that she had been captured by Minnetaris (Hidatsas) when she was about 11 years old; they found her at age 16 married to the French-Canadian interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau at the Hidatsa village.
She had been given the name Tsakakawia (Bird-woman) by the Hidatsas, which Lewis and Clark had great trouble in spelling, not least because Clark was very poorly educated and was unable to spell even English words. They settled for Sacagawea, which later got distorted again to Sacajawea (another spelling error).
So Sacagawea is not a Shoshone name, but the name given to her by the Hidatsas. Her original Shoshone name is not recorded; she would certainly not have been permitted to keep it by her Hidatsa captors, who treated her as a slave.
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Although Sacagawea was born a Shoshone, Lewis and Clark wrote that she had been captured by Minnetaris (Hidatsas) when she was about 11 years old; they found her at age 16 married to the French-Canadian interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau at the Hidatsa village.
She had been given the name Tsakakawia (Bird-woman) by the Hidatsas, which Lewis and Clark had great trouble in spelling, not least because Clark was very poorly educated and was unable to spell even English words. They settled for Sacagawea, which later got distorted again to Sacajawea (another spelling error).
So Sacagawea is not a Shoshone name, but the name given to her by the Hidatsas. Her original Shoshone name is not recorded; she would certainly not have been permitted to keep it by her Hidatsa captors, who treated her as a slave.
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∙ 14y agoSacagawea's name means"Bird Woman."
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∙ 9y agoIt means Birdwoman. Sacagwea was brave beacuse she went on the trip with her baby.
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Sacagawea's babies name?
pomp meaning "first born"
What was the name of toussaint charbonneau's wife?
Sacagawea
What is Sacagawea's bother's name?
Sacagawea's brother's name is Camehwait, the Shoshone chief
What does Sacagawea's name mean?
If her name was spelled "Sacajawea" the word might be Shoshoni, meaning "boat launcher." However, if it's spelled Sacagawea, the name would be Hidatsa and translate as "Bird Woman." The journal evidence from Lewis and Clark appears as to support a Hidatsa derivation.
What is the meaning of Sacagawea's?
it means something i forgot
Who was sacagawea's baby?
sacagawea son name ment pom. if that helps!
Was Sacagawea a shoeshone?
No. Sacagawea was a Shoreline Indian. Her name mean 'Bird Woman'. But her Shoreline name was Boinaiv.
Is Sacagawea's real name Sacagawea Sacagawea or Sakakawea?
I have a friend, he is part Native American, and is very influenced by his culture. He speaks many Native American languages. He said that it is spelled Sacajawea, (or Sacagawea, either is acceptable) and most people pronounce it that way. But the correct way to pronounce it sounds like sakakawea, but again it is not spelled like that.
1 What name was Sacagawea generally referred to in English?
She is typically refered to as Sacagawea.
Did sacagawea have a kid?
Sacagawea only had 1 kid and it's name was pomp
What was the name of the Native American tribe that kidnapped Sacagawea?
i think shes in the shoshone tribe..
Who was the shoshone woman that joined Lewis and clark on their exploration?
Her name was Sacagawea.
