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Sacajawea

or ···ɱ· ··Ჹ·ɱ·

[ sak-uh-juh-wee-uh ]

noun

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


Sacajawea

  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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Notes

Her portrait is stamped on the golden dollar.

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