How Sacagawea Helped Navigate During The Lewis And Clark Expedition

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Sacagawea is a Shoshone Indian who helped navigate during the Lewis and Clark expedition. Her name means “Bird Woman’’ in Shoshone and “Boat Launcher’’ in Hidatsa. Sacagawea was born in 1788 Lemhi County, Idaho. Sacagawea is the daughter of the Shoshone chief. She not only helped navigate around the wilderness, but she was a good spokesperson between the Native Americans and explorers. She was the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Sacagawea was a great peacemaker, and she helped show the Indians that the explorers meant no harm. Before Sacagawea went on the expedition, she was captured by Hidatsa Indians. She was twelve years old when she was kidnapped. Along with many other Shoshone Indian girls, Sacagawea was taken to