Sacajawea

American  

[sak-uh-juh-wee-uh] / ˌsæk ə dʒəˈwi ə /

Or Sacagawea

noun

1. Bird Woman, 1787?–1812?, Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.

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Sacajawea Cultural  

1. A young Native American woman who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to explore territory gained through the Louisiana Purchase. (See Lewis and Clark expedition.)

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Her portrait is stamped on the golden dollar.

Example Sentences

That was followed by reports of more geese with avian flu across the Tri-Cities area: a mallard, a duck and a crow in Richland; a gull at Sacajawea Park; and a sandhill crane in Connell.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Onik’a Gilliam-Cathcart, a specialist in discrimination and retaliation claims, investigated the incident at Sacajawea Middle School in Spokane.

From Fox News • Aug. 1, 2021

What Lewis and Clark's Indian guide Sacajawea was to American history high school texts, Gunga Din was to third-world movies.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2019

The range’s highest peak, Sacajawea, can be reached by following the ridgeline to the north.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2015

It transpired that Cameahwait, the Shoshone chief, was the brother of Sacajawea, and one of the Shoshone women, now in camp, had been for some time prisoner with her in the hands of the Minnetarees.

From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.