Fort Mandan
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The Mandan Indians
Fort Mandan
Lewis and Clark spent their first winter of the expedition at Fort Mandan, which they built. It was named for the local tribe, the Mandans. That is also where they met Charboneau and Sacagawea, who became the expedition's translators.
point where Columbia river flows into pacific .
Lewis and Clark spent their first winter with the Mandan tribe in 1804-1805. They established a camp called Fort Mandan near present-day Bismarck, North Dakota. The Mandan people provided the expedition with food and support during the harsh winter months. This interaction significantly influenced the expedition's success and relationships with Native tribes.
Camp Dubois or in other words (Camp Woods)
Some famous explorers that traveled through North Dakota were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. During the winter of 1804 to 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition party built a fort near Washburn, North Dakota.
During their first winter, Lewis and Clark estates with the Mandan tribe. There they met Pierre Charboneau and his wife, Sacagawea. Between the two of them, they knew several languages which allowed them to act as translators between the expedition and and the Native Americans. They joined the expedition to act as translators and guides.
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark were the explorers of the Louisiana Territory and US Northwest from 1804 to 1806.
Near what is now Bismark and Mandan North Dakota. They spent the winter with the Mandan Indians and where they met Saqajawea
William Clark named his first born son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr., in honor of his friend.