sacagawea

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The historic Native American girl who led explorers Lewis and Clark across the United States
A gold-colored dollar coin with an image of the girl Sacagawea on the obverse
Shoshone Indian guide who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-06). Having been captured by Hidatsa Indians, she had been separated from her people for nearly 10 years when the expedition began. Carrying her infant son on her back, she traveled thousands of wilderness miles with the expedition. At one point in the journey, Sacagawea was instrumental in obtaining horses and guides from a band of Shoshone (led by her brother Cameahwait); without them the expedition might well have ended. Her fortitude in the face of hazards and deprivations became legendary

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Sacagawea dollar
a US silver dollar having a portrait of Sacagawea
Sacajawea
{i} (c.1784-1812) Shoshone Indian woman who served as a guide for Lewis and Clark on their western expedition in 1804 (U.S. History)
Sacajawea
a Native American woman who acted as a guide on Lewis and Clark's travels from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean (?-1812)