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Through the expedition journals made by Lewis and Clark on their famous journey of discovery through the American northwest, we know more about Sacagawea than about almost any other Indian woman of her time.
The Life of Sacagawea

Sacagawea State Park
Named in honor of the Shoshonee Indian woman guide of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Sacagawea State Park is located on the westward leg of their trail at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers. The 284-acre park is part of the Washington State Parks system, and is located in Pasco, Washington.
Sacagawea's Journey with the Corps of Discovery
Sacagawea is best known for her expedition with Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery, as the expedition was known. She met Lewis and Clark in November of 1804, and traveled with the Corps until August of 1806. Almost everything we know about Sacagawea comes from journal entries made by the captains during the expedition.

There was no likeness made of Sacagawea in her lifetime, and there is nothing left that belonged to her. The glimpses we are allowed of her in the expedition journals are all through the eyes of men to whom much about her must have been opaque. And yet through the journals we know more about Sacagawea than about almost any other Indian woman of her time.

For detailed information about Sacagawea's role in the journey, please see the Journey section of this website.
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