There are three different ways to spell her name: Sakakawea, Sacajawea, Sacagawea.
Sakakawea is the one used for the name of Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota.
The North Dakota statue of Sacagawea is located on the grounds of the state capitol in Bismarck at the entrance to the North Dakota Heritage Center.
Sacagawea met Lewis and Clark in North Dakota then led them to the Pacific ocean.
What is now the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota
Sacagawea was a Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Hidatsa- Mandan village near modern-day North Dakota.
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, and he and Sacagawea moved into Fort Mandan a week later. Sacagawea was 16 or 17 at this time.
Before statehood, North Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory. The Dakota Territory was named for the Dakota Sioux settlements in the area. At the time of statehood, what was left of the Dakota Territory was split into two states, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Sacagawea, also known as Sakakawea was a guide for the expedition.
Before North Dakota became a state, it was part of the Dakota Territory. Before that, North Dakota was part of the Minnesota Territory and the Nebraska Territory.
After the expedition, Sacagawea's husband Toussaint 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 on December 20, 1866. She would be buried on the grounds of the fort.
After the expedition, Sacagawea's husband Toussaint 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 on December 20, 1812. She would be buried on the grounds of the fort.
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, and he and Sacagawea moved into Fort Mandan a week later. Sacagawea would therefore lead them only through North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.