There is a story about a little Indian girl named Sacagawea.

There is a story about a little Indian girl named Sacagawea.
Sacagawea was part of the Shoshone tribe
the Shoshone tribe.
When Sacagawea was twelve, she was kidnapped by the Hidatsa
kidnapped by the Hidatsa tribe.
They invaded her They
invaded her
tribe and took women and children.
A year later A
year later
Sacagawea was
was married.
married
She married a trapper named Toussaint named Toussaint
Charbonneau. He was part of the Hidatsa tribe
of the Hidatsa tribe.
Sacagawea met two captains Meriwether Lewis
captains, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Lewis and Clark Lewis
and Clark
needed some
needed some one who spoke
one who spoke Shoshone to
Shoshone to help them on
help them on their their
expedition. expedition.
Shoshone was the language spoken in Sacagawea’s tribe when she was a little girl.
On February 11, 1805, On
February 11, 1805,
Sacagawea gave birth to her first child. His name was first child His name was
Jean Bapiste Charbonneau. Captain Clark nicknamed
Captain Clark nicknamed him little Pomp, or Pompy.
Sacagawea
Sacagawea decided to help
decided to help Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark. When they set
When they set off in the boats
off in the boats, their supplies
their supplies fell out
fell out.
Sacagawea quickly saved all the Captain’s supplies. Lewis and Clark were surprised by i db
h
her quick i k
actions.
ti
At the end of their journey, Clark wrote in his journal i hi j
l
about all the
about all the adventures they
adventures they had been through.
TToday we d
have a gold coin with with
Sacagawea on the front.
front
It is not known when Sacagawea h S
died She was an
died. She was an important part of
important part of American American
History.
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