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Sacagawea

Sacagawea, also known as Sakakawea or Sacajawea, was the Native American guide of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. Over the two year expedition, she travelled from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean.

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What were Sacagaweas parents and brother names?

We don't know what the other brother and sisters name was but we know 1 brothers name and that is Cameahwait ( Ka ME ah wait ). Who became the chief of the Shoshone ( Sho SHO nee ) Indian tribe after his father died.

Who did sacagawea marry and when?

sacagawea was married to french-canaian toussaint carbonneau in 1804.

What impact did Sacagawea have on american history?

Sacagawea was a Native American who helped show Louis and Clark (on the Louis and Clark Expedition) around the West.

The West had just been bought from Napoleon by Thomas Jefferson so there was still so much to learn about it.

If it wasn't for her, Louis and Clark might not have succeeded in their Expedition and the West might not be what it is today!

She was a very independent women who changed the world she was an expert on the world

she was a sweet and nice woman. She is also in the face of a $1 coin!

What special contribution did Sacagawea make to the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Sacagawea was invaluable as a guide in the region of her birth, near the Three Forks of the Missouri, and as a interpreter between the expedition and her tribe when the expedition reached that area. She also quieted the fears of other Native Americans, for no war party traveled with a woman and a small baby (her son Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau). She also showed them various new plants and tricks for surviving in the wilderness.

Indian guide in the Lewis and clark expedition?

The Indian guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman who played a crucial role in aiding the expedition by serving as an interpreter and negotiator with various Native American tribes encountered along the journey. Sacagawea's knowledge of the land and her ability to communicate effectively helped the expedition navigate unfamiliar territory and establish diplomatic relations with indigenous peoples. Her presence also helped to demonstrate the peaceful intentions of the expedition to the tribes they encountered.

Where did Sacagawea grow up?

Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. in an Agaidiku tribe of the Lemhi Shoshone in Idaho. In 1800, when she was about twelve, she and several other girls were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa warriors during a battle. At about thirteen years of age, Sacagawea was taken as a wife by Toussaint Charbonneau, a French trapper living in the village, who had also taken another young Shoshone named Otter Woman as a wife.

Where does Sacagawea live?

After the expedition, William Clark offered Toussaint and Sacajawea a place in St. Louis and a proper education for Jean-Baptiste (at a time where there was no opportunity for Native Americans to receive an education). Toussaint then took a job with the Missouri Fur Company, and stayed at Fort Manuel Lisa in present-day North Dakota. Evidence suggests that Sacagawea died at the fort in 1812. Some Native American oral traditions relate that rather than dying in 1812, Sacagawea left her husband Toussaint Charbonneau, crossed the Great Plains and married into a Comanche tribe, then returned to the Shoshone in Wyoming where she died in 1884. After her death, Toussaint signed over complete custody of his son Jean-Baptiste and his daughter Lisette over to William Clark.

Did Sacagawea win any awards?

yes, she won an award for traveling wif Lewis and clark on their expidition...

What happened to Sacagawea after she was captured?

She was captured by the Hidatsa natives, who were the enemies of her own clan, The Shoshones. Then after she was captured, she was sold to a French-Canadian trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau and he made her one of his wives.

Why is Sacajawea a hero?

Sacagawea is so important because she was independent and was a leader.

Who taught sacagawea english?

Maybe she listened to English speaking people?

When did sacagawea have lizette?

Actually her name was Lizette and she was born some time after 1810.

What is the value of a Sacagawea dollar with no date?

Take a good look to make sure the the date has not been removed by grinding or polishing. If it hasn't this is likely caused by grease filling the date on the die resulting in the date not striking up. This very common an some people do collect this stuff, take it to a coin show or dealer for a value.


Or you may have a new oneIf the back of the coin has a picture of a Native American woman planting grain, you have a 2009 dollar. The date is on the edge of the coin, the same as on the Presidential $1 coins.

Where did Sacagawea come from?

Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. in an Agaidiku tribe of the Lemhi Shoshone in Idaho. In 1800, when she was about twelve, she and several other girls were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa warriors during a battle. At about thirteen years of age, Sacagawea was taken as a wife by Toussaint Charbonneau, a French trapper living in the village, who had also taken another young Shoshone named Otter Woman as a wife. Lewis and Clark would winter at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, where they met her.

When did Sacagawea get kidnapped by the Hidasta Indians?

Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. in an Agaidiku tribe of the Lemhi Shoshone in Idaho. In 1800, when she was about twelve, she and several other girls were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa warriors during a battle. At about thirteen years of age, Sacagawea was taken as a wife by Toussaint Charbonneau, a French trapper living in the village, who had also taken another young Shoshone named Otter Woman as a wife. Lewis and Clark would winter at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, where they met her.

When did Sacagawea marry Charbonneau?

Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. in an Agaidiku tribe of the Lemhi Shoshone in Idaho. In 1800, when she was about twelve, she and several other girls were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa warriors during a battle. At about thirteen years of age, Sacagawea was bought, and taken as a wife by Toussaint Charbonneau, a French trapper living in the village, who had also bought another young Shoshone named Otter Woman as a wife.

What is the history of Sacagawea?

Sacagawea was the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition. She was a Shoshone Indian who served as the group's translator. She married a French-Canadian trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau, and had recently given birth to the couple's first child. She had been stolen from her tribe as a child. In a surprise event, when the group went to a Shoshone camp to buy horses, she discovered the chief was her brother.

Why did Sacajawea marry Charbonneau?

Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. in an Agaidiku tribe of the Lemhi Shoshone in Idaho. In 1800, when she was about twelve, she and several other girls were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa warriors during a battle. At about thirteen years of age, Sacagawea was taken as a wife by Toussaint Charbonneau, a French trapper living in the village, who had also taken another young Shoshone named Otter Woman as a wife.

What state was sacagawea born in?

she was born in an unknown state but what is now known as idaho

What type of Indian was Sacajawea?

Sacagawea was an native American Indian

part of the shoshone tribe