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Sacagawea

Sacagawea – Native-American Leader

Sacagawea was a Native-American that helped Lewis and Clarke on their expedition of the United States. Read more about her here!

– At the time of helping Lewis and Clarke, she had her baby, she carried her son on her back through out the whole trip

– Clark nicknamed Sacagawea “Janey” and her son, Jean Baptiste “Pomp”/”Pompy”

– One time, she gave away her beaded belt for Lewis and Clark, so that they could get a fur coat for Thomas Jefferson

– Years after the expedition, she gave birth to a daughter, Lizette

Thank you for reading about her!

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For more information on Sacagawea:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sacagawea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7qr4spTx4

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/sacagawea

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/sacagawea/

Hannah

Hannah

Founder, Smart Girl, Survivor, Champion of womens rights and kids rights

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