Sacagawea

The Famous Guide

~She was born around 1788~She was the daughter of a Shoshone Chief~In 1800 she was captured by the Hidatsa (an enemy tribe)~Later on she was sold to a fur trader named Toussaint Charbonneau~He made her his wife along with one other woman~She had a son: Jean-Baptiste who was born Febuary 11, 1805 >She was 17yrs old~On December 2, 1812 she gave birth to Lisette and died that same day

"Everything I do is for my people.""Don't go around saying the world owes you a living."

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Sacagawea

Her Life

1. When she died Clark adopted both of her children.11. It was rumored that Sacagawea didn't die but the second wife did.111. Her Shoshone name is Sakakawea which means "boat-pusher".

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