Sacagawea

Sacagawea (/ˌsækədʒəˈwiːə/ sack-uh-juh-WEE-uh or /səˌkɑːɡəˈweɪə/ suh-COG-uh-way-uh; also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812, or April 9, 1884) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory. Sacagawea traveled with the expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, helping to establish cultural contacts with Native American people and contributing to the expedition's knowledge of natural history in different regions.

This article is about the Native American woman. For the Hewlett-Packard processor, see HP Sacajawea. For the coin, see Sacagawea dollar.

Sacagawea
Sacagawea (right) with Lewis and Clark at the Three Forks, mural at Montana House of Representatives
BornMay 1788
Lemhi River Valley, near present-day Salmon, Idaho, US
DiedDecember 20, 1812 (aged 24)
Kenel, South Dakota, or Wyoming
NationalityLemhi Shoshone
Other namesSakakawea, Sacajawea
Known forAccompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition
SpouseToussaint Charbonneau
Children2, including Jean Baptiste Charbonneau

The National American Woman Suffrage Association of the early 20th century adopted Sacagawea as a symbol of women's worth and independence, erecting several statues and plaques in her memory, and doing much to recount her accomplishments.

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