Directory of Sacagawea Resources

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Sacagawea, or Bird Woman, was a 19th-century guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Resources in This Category

• Idaho Public Television’s The Journey of Sacagawea

  http://www.idahoptv.org/lc/sacagawea/
  Shoshoni and Mandan/Hidatsa tribal members describe their view of her accomplishments and historians discuss her importance to the Expedition.

• National Geographic's What we know about her

  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0302/feature4/
  Describes what is known about Sacagawea with a link to information about her son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.

• Pomp: The True Story of Sacagawea's Son

  http://pompstory.home.mindspring.com/
  The famous infant's later life as an adventurer in the American West.

• Sac-A-Ja-Wea: America's Greatest Heroine From the Lewis and Clark Diaries

  http://manycoups.net/Sacajawea_page1.html
  A free online illustrated book about Sacagawea using the Lewis and Clark diaries by M. I. McCreight.

• Sacagawea

  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html
  PBS provides information known about her life and journey on the Expedition.

• Sacagawea

  http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indians/sacagawea/
  Her life and contributions are described from a Native American viewpoint through video, text, images and a detailed timeline.

• Sacagawea

  http://www.history.com/topics/sacagawea
  History.com has video and text on her experiences and details her contributions to the Expedition.

• Sacagawea - Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

  http://www.nps.gov/lecl/historyculture/sacagawea.htm
  Her role in the Corps of Discovery and the landmarks she recognized to guide explorers.

• Sacagawea and Jean Baptiste Sculpture

  http://www.lclark.edu/visit/features/sacagawea/
  Information and photos of a full size statue of Sacagawea and her son Jean Baptist on the campus of Lewis and Clark College.

• Sacagawea and the Golden Coin

  http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/golden_dollar_coin/index.cfm?action=sacdesign
  U. S. Mint describes the Sacagawea Golden Dollar and the artist who designed its image.

• Sacagawea Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story

  http://www.biography.com/people/sacagawea-9468731
  Using video, text and images Biography.com demonstrates her role as the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition.

• Sacagawea's Role on the Expedition

  http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm
  PBS provides the biography of the teen-age Shoshone interpreter and guide in New Perspectives on the West.

• Sacagawea- Sacajawea- Sakakawea

  http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/sacajawea.htm
  Sacagawea’s life and experience on the Lewis and Clark Trail is told in video, text and time lines. Links to Memorials and Interpretive Centers.

• Sacagawea: Her Life and Death

  http://bonniebutterfield.com/NativeAmericans.html
  Her role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition is demonstrated using quotes from the Expedition Journals and her controversial death is documented.

• Sacajawea

  http://sacajawea.idahostatesman.com/
  Sacagawea's life as told by her tribe- the Lemhi Shoshoni of Idaho.

• Sacajawea (Boat Launcher) or Sacagawea (Bird Woman)

  http://www.powersource.com/gallery/womansp/shoshoni.html
  Short biography of the Shoshoni guide and information on her death.

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