Sacagawea Born: c. 1787 Birthplace: Idaho Died: 20-Dec-1812 Location of death: Fort Manuel, SD Cause of death: Illness Remains: Buried, Washakie Cemetery, Wind River, WY
Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: American Aborigine Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Explorer Nationality: United States Executive summary: Lewis and Clark expedition translator With her husband and infant son, Sacagawea joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a translator. She did not speak English, but spoke Shoshone and Hidatsa. Her presence as the only woman on the expedition proved helpful in assuaging the fears of the tribal people they encountered. Some unproven theories claim she did not actually die of fever at age 22 but lived to her nineties. Brother: Cameahwait Husband: Toussaint Charbonneau (fur trader) Son: Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau (b. 11-Feb-1805) Daughter: Lisette (b. 1812)
National Cowboy Hall of Fame (1959) Kidnapped by Hidatsa Indians, 1800 Sold into Slavery Portrait on American currency $1 coin National Statuary Hall (2003)
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