Most people know her for guiding Lewis and Clark on their expedition from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean. A journey she began at 16. Giving birth on the trail to her son (who is suppose to be on her back here).
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Her story begins tragically, she was kidnapped from her Shoshone tribe by the Hidatsa during a battle at age 12. She was eventually adopted into the new tribe but was then sold into a forced marriage at only 13. Her life transformed at 16. When Lewis and Clark hired her husband, they also hired her. Not realizing how truly badass she would become.
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She served as a guide, interpreter, and cultural ambassador. When a boat capsized, she swam into the rough water to save Lewis and Clark’s journals. Without her, those precious historical records would have been lost. She led foraging parties for edible plants, documenting unknown species along the way. The route she picked was so safe and effective it was later used to chose railroad locations. She is remembered with the Sacagawea dollar, and remains the only indigenous woman to appear on US money.
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Her story begins tragically, she was kidnapped from her Shoshone tribe by the Hidatsa during a battle at age 12. She was eventually adopted into the new tribe but was then sold into a forced marriage at only 13. Her life transformed at 16. When Lewis and Clark hired her husband, they also hired her. Not realizing how truly badass she would become.
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She served as a guide, interpreter, and cultural ambassador. When a boat capsized, she swam into the rough water to save Lewis and Clark’s journals. Without her, those precious historical records would have been lost. She led foraging parties for edible plants, documenting unknown species along the way. The route she picked was so safe and effective it was later used to chose railroad locations. She is remembered with the Sacagawea dollar, and remains the only indigenous woman to appear on US money.
