Sacajawea

[ sak-uh-juh-wee-uh ]

/ ˌsæk ə dʒəˈwi ə /

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noun

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

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Lewis and Clark were aided considerably in their travel route directions by an Indian woman guide, Sacajawea.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Lewis and Clark are shown gazing at the horizon, with their famous woman guide, Sacajawea, not far behind them.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Charbonneau wanted to remain with the Shoshones, and to keep with him Sacajawea, his wife, so recently reunited to her people.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough
What interested them more was the excitement of Sacajawea, who from time to time pointed out traces of human occupancy.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough

“That way short path over mountains,” said Sacajawea at length, at one point of their journey.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough

Sacajawea

[ (sak-uh-juh-wee-uh) ]

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.)

Her portrait is stamped on the golden dollar.