Sacajawea NATURE MATTERS and dozens more American Indian

and dozens more American Indian tribes and nations-all the residents of America from the Mississippi to the Pacific met by the Corps of Discovery as they explored the continent

Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River

and serving as riverboat helmsman

This map and the written account of the expedition changed American mapping of the northwest by giving the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Missouri

being mostly in hibernation during his journey

Sacajawea NATURE MATTERS and dozens more American IndianIn the saga of early western exploration a young Shoshoni Indian girl named Sacajawea is famed as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Far Northwest between 1804 and 1806. Her fame rests upon her contributions to the expedition. In guiding them through the wilderness, in gathering wild foods, and, above all, in serving as an ambassadress to Indian tribes along the way she helped to assure the success of the expedition.