SACAGAWEA

=SACAGAWEA, Author Tye A.=

Sacagawea was a indian girl, in a tribe of the Shoshones. Sacagawea's name stands for "Bird Woman". One day there rivals Minnetaree Warriors came to there village and took all there horses,women and children, and they captured Sacagawea and took her to there camp as a servant girl and she learned a lot about their culture and language. Minnetaree Warriors later sold her to Toussaint Charbonneau. Then he wanted to marry her at the age of 16, and then later had a child named Pomp which means "First born". Later on Captain Lewis and Clark came to there village and wanted her for there journey so that they could Discover the Corps. While Sacagawea was with Lewis and Clark she brought her husband Toussaint Charbonneau to translate for her. and she brought her child on the trip.

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