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Sacagawea: Incredible Native American, Explorer, and Honorary Army Sergeant
Happy Native American Heritage Month! Let's talk about the woman who famously helped assist in the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the Louisiana Purchase - the westward expedition that led from the west Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.
Commonly misinterpreted as merely a "guide" for the Lewis and Clark expedition, Sacagawea was mostly an interpreter for the expedition. There are a lot of facts, and a lot of legends, associated with Sacagawea. Born in either 1788 or 1789, in what we would now recognize as the Idaho-Montana border, Sacagawea was part of the Lemhi Shoshone, a Native American tribe. Her name either meant "bird woman" - as "sacaga" means "bird" and "wea" means "woman in Hidatsa. Alternatively, the Shoshone tribe maintains that her name meant "boat launcher". There are a handful of ways to pronounce her name. The Hidatsa pronounce it as "sack-a-guh-way-uh" while the Shoshone pronounce it as "sack-a-juh-way-uh." For the purpose of this episode, and because the Lewis and Clark journal generally supports the Hidatsa pronunciation, we'll stick with that for this episode, even though it's still a point of contention to this day.
Sacagawea was quite an incredible woman, and as we strive to do so in this episode, her life should be treated with respect and told without embellishment, which is an unfortunate, yet common, occurrence today. Filled with plenty of tragedy, and plenty of awe, Sacagawea, and the sacrifices that she made, not only for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but also for herself, her tribe, and her family were quite incredible. She was and is such an inspiring individual and we hope that you find that to be true after learning about her in this episode.
Join Jen and Cam in episode 18 of History Out of the Box as they discuss the impactful, adventurous, and quite tragic life of Sacagawea. This episode is one of our favorite ones yet and we can't wait to share it with you!
History Out of The Box strives to connect our listeners with the echoes of our collective past, discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly associated with famous historical figures.
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By History Out of The BoxHappy Native American Heritage Month! Let's talk about the woman who famously helped assist in the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the Louisiana Purchase - the westward expedition that led from the west Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.
Commonly misinterpreted as merely a "guide" for the Lewis and Clark expedition, Sacagawea was mostly an interpreter for the expedition. There are a lot of facts, and a lot of legends, associated with Sacagawea. Born in either 1788 or 1789, in what we would now recognize as the Idaho-Montana border, Sacagawea was part of the Lemhi Shoshone, a Native American tribe. Her name either meant "bird woman" - as "sacaga" means "bird" and "wea" means "woman in Hidatsa. Alternatively, the Shoshone tribe maintains that her name meant "boat launcher". There are a handful of ways to pronounce her name. The Hidatsa pronounce it as "sack-a-guh-way-uh" while the Shoshone pronounce it as "sack-a-juh-way-uh." For the purpose of this episode, and because the Lewis and Clark journal generally supports the Hidatsa pronunciation, we'll stick with that for this episode, even though it's still a point of contention to this day.
Sacagawea was quite an incredible woman, and as we strive to do so in this episode, her life should be treated with respect and told without embellishment, which is an unfortunate, yet common, occurrence today. Filled with plenty of tragedy, and plenty of awe, Sacagawea, and the sacrifices that she made, not only for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but also for herself, her tribe, and her family were quite incredible. She was and is such an inspiring individual and we hope that you find that to be true after learning about her in this episode.
Join Jen and Cam in episode 18 of History Out of the Box as they discuss the impactful, adventurous, and quite tragic life of Sacagawea. This episode is one of our favorite ones yet and we can't wait to share it with you!
History Out of The Box strives to connect our listeners with the echoes of our collective past, discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly associated with famous historical figures.