the group’s survival. A teenage Shoshone girl named Sacagawea acted as their interpreter. Despite being the only woman to join the expedition, Sacagawea proved her worth through displays of extraordinary courage and resourcefulness. She did not receive proper acknowledgment until years after her death; however, many remember her as the unsung hero of the expedition. Sacagawea’s contributions went beyond lingual interpretation. Recalling her past with the Shoshone tribe, she provided useful information
The tribe Sacagawea lived in as a child was the Shoshone tribe. She was born in 1788, and her father was chief of the tribe Shoshone. The Shoshone tribe was a nomadic tribe and that the tribe Sacagawea came from was not the only Shoshone tribe. The Shoshone tribe Sacagawea spent her adolescent years in was stationed in the Rocky mountains of Idaho (“Shoshone Tribe Facts”). Amidst to being from that tribe she learned how to dig and gather things that could
This is the life of Sacagawea Taylor Feenstra 7th English 912 words This girl at a very young age was kidnapped by the enemy of the Shoshone tribe, the Hidatsas Indians. She was then later sold to a French Canadian fur trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau. Lewis and Clark hired him as a guide on their expedition; Sacagawea came along as an interpreter for the Shoshone language. She interpreted for them when they ran into Indians. She led Americans first explorers into finding the Western region of
to as Sacagawea with a “g” or Sacakawea with a “k”, is known for her history in the Lewis and Clark expedition.(Sacajawea) She was born in Lemhi Mountains, which is now called Idaho, in 1788. She was the daughter of the Chief of the Indian Tribe, Shoshone. When she was 12 years old in 1800, she was kidnapped by the Hidasta Indian Tribe and taken to North Dakota. The Hidasta Indians also took several others along with her, and raided her Tribe from their stuff, killing a few people. A year after her
(Wea)" (Sacagawea, PBS 2005). In 1788, Sacagawea was born to the Shoshone tribe, (otherwise known as the "Snake Nation") which was located in the Rocky Mountain region. If their territory was still around today, it would cover the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Sacagawaea's tribe made up the more northern/eastern part of the territory, lived in tepee's, and were superb buffalo hunters. These people, called Lemhi Shoshone, were great warriors and excellent on horses. It was around this time
Clatsop, and then to St Louis. She is a significant piece to history because she led America’s most cherished mission into the wilderness and reshaped myths of Native Americans being savages into heroes. Sacagawea was born into the Agaidika tribe, in Shoshone; common
Honovi was a young adult female in her tribe doing whatever she could to help out. Her father, Chief Black Bear, was the Chief of the tribe. That made her the Chief’s daughter. Her father was a great man he helped out with everything and payed close attention to the tribes needs and wants. Honovi’s mother, Jaci, meaning moon, was a humble, sweet woman that helped with whatever she could. Her name, Honovi stands for strong deer, as her parents saw fit from the day she was born. Honovi and her mom
group of Shoshone Indians was leaving their home to go to the Rocky Moutains which is Idaho and Montana today. Along with the Indians was a 12 year old girl named Sacagawea. She is one of the most famous Indian women who has ever lived. Many young Native American women have heard of her and would like to make an impression as much as she has. Some people may not even know who she is but most Americans know exactly who she is. Sacagawea is a hero and will live forever in our minds. The Shoshone Indians
food, and the horses were in bad health. If it were not for the serendipitous meeting of the Shoshone Indians, the journey would have very likely been doomed to failure. The Shoshone represented a time when the aid of native tribes was absolutely vital and the tactfulness of Lewis and Clark in handling Indian relations allowed them to successfully complete the trek. Upon first seeing a small group of Shoshone, Lewis “frequently repeated the word tab-ba-bone” in an attempt to draw their attention in
Sacajawea is known as the Indian women who led Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase and find the path that led to the Pacific Ocean. Born into the Shoshone tribe on their land of the Rocky Mountains, she was born in the lovely state of Idaho in 1788. Her story has been told all over the world in different countries and in many different ways. No one actually knows the real story of her life since all of her sources have been mixed up and combined into a different
Sacagawea's birth is unknown but she was born a Shoshone Indian. Many things about her childhood are based on the information known about the other women of her childhood. “She along with other female children experienced mistreatment. They experienced beatings, given only to girls, and did work not required of men. They were prostituted and made to do all the work of the camp.” (www.bonniebutterfield.com) after 11 years of living Shoshone, she was captured by Minneatree’s. She lived there
Sacagawea was an important women in American History because without her the Lewis and Clark expedition would have failed. Sacagawea was born in 1788 into an Agaidika (Salmon Eater) tribe of Shoshone Native Americans which is located in todays Idaho. When Sacagawea was twelve years old she and several other Shoshone girls were kidnapped in the midst of a battle between indian tribes. At the age of thirteen Sacagawea was sold to Toussaint Charbonneau, a Canadian trapper, where he took her as his new wife
reached the Mandan Indian Villages in what is now known as North Dakota, where they built a fort and spent the winter. There, Lewis and Clark met a French Canadian trapper named Toussant Charbonneau, who was hired to be an interpreter. His 17 year old Shoshone Indian wife Sacagawea and child, Jean Baptiste, also went along on the trip. The explorers were thrilled at their good fortune. They hoped she could possibly lead them back to her native people. Also, Sacagawea could serve as a translator (Women
President Thomas Jefferson. In this area, they pondered which fork to take. At last, they settle to go up on the Jefferson River. On the Jefferson River, Sacajawea recognizes Beverhead Rock, which symbolized that they were near her people, the Shoshone. Lewis and Clark set ahead. On August 12th, Thomas Jefferson receives the artifacts sent in Fort Mandan by Lewis and Clark. Lewis discovers the headwaters of the Missouri River and goes across the Continental Divide and Lemhi Pass, as they discover
She was taken from her home in the Rocky Mountains. Later down the road she was sold as a slave to the Toussaint Charbonneau. Sacagawea was sold to a French Canadian fur trader. He claimed Sacagawea and another woman from the Shoshones, as he called them “wives.” In November 1804, the Corps of discovery arrived at the Hidatsa Mandan villages and soon built a fort nearby. In the American Fort Mandan on February 11, 1805, Sacagawea gave birth to her son Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau
geography as well. The expedition was taken into act by President Thomas Jefferson. Thirty-three people were included in the expedition. Of course all thirty-three people did not make it back, along the expedition they came across sacagawea a 15-year old shoshone indian women. (Jay H.
Without the help of Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark might not have been as successful, but because of her efforts, it made claiming the newfound land for the United States impossible for other countries. Sacagawea, also known as Bird Woman, was born to a Shoshone chief in 1788, in Salmon, Idaho. At the age of twelve, she was captured and sold to the French Canadian fur trader, Toussaint Charbonneau, and was made one of his many wives. Setting forth after the conformation of the purchased land, Lewis and
The Lewis and Clark Expedition consisted mainly in the roles of four different people: Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea. It is important to know these people, for they each had a special impact in American History. From planning to contributing, they all helped with the success of the expedition. On April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia, Thomas Jefferson was born. His father, Peter Jefferson, was very successful as a farmer and surveyor. His mother, Jane Randolph, came
Empregnatee with a baby boy that was later to be called Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. later that year (1804 - during winter time) Lewis and Clark were interviewing several men to hire as a guide but Charbonneau was hired due to Sacagawea for speaking Shoshone. Lewis & Clark would
rushes in the arms of her husband the white French trader, Charboneau, asserting that she is not frightened of the white newcomers addressing her husband: "You come into the land of the sun and buy me from the Chief who steal me from my people, The Shoshones./ Me no more slave but a wife of fur trader"(Sacajawea 1. 4). The newcomers proved to be Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who came to lead an expedition (1804-1806). Their mission was to find a hypothesized water-route linking the Atlantic and