They lived in earthen lodges and traded with other Plains tribes and English and French traders. Hidatsa men and women each had clearly defined tasks and responsibilities.
Men hunted bison and other game and went to war. Personality Quizzes. Funny Fill-In. Amazing Animals. Weird But True! Party Animals. Try This! Explore More. She was also skilled at finding edible plants , which proved to be crucial to supplementing their rations along the journey.
Further, Saca g awea was valuable to the expedition because her presence signified peace and trustworthiness. A group of men traveling with a woman and her baby appeared less menacing than an all-male group , which could be mistaken for a war party.
Saca g awea and her baby helped those they encountered feel it was safe to befriend the newcomers. Sacagawea faced the same dangers and difficulties as the rest of the expedition members, in addition to caring for her infant son. Charbonneau was steering a boat through choppy waters when a sudden gust of wind caused the boat to tip sideways and fill with water.
Sacagawea stayed calm and rescued instruments, books, gunpowder, medicines, and clothing from the water. Without these supplies, the expedition would have been in serious trouble. They were near an area where her people camped. On August 15, , the expedition encountered the Shoshone tribe. Lewis and Clark arranged for a meeting with the chief, Cameahwait, and Sacagawea served as the translator.
As she began interpre ting, she realized that the chief was in fact her brother. She ran to embrace him and wept from joy. Though she was moved to tears, she resumed her duty as interpreter. She convinced the Shoshone to provide additional guides and horses to the expedition members.
Sacagawea continued with the Corps of Discover y and the expedition reached the Pacific Ocean on November 15, Soon after, they needed to determine where they would establish their winter quarters. For the return journey, the Corps divided into two groups , one led by Lewis and the other by Clark. Traveling with Clark, Sacagawea guided his group south of the Yellowstone River by recommending a route through the Rocky M ountains known today as Bozeman Pass.
Clark wrote in his journal on July 13 , Louis, where Charbonneau was taking the kind-hearted Clark up on an offer: Clark would provide the Charbonneau family with land to farm if the parents would agree to let Clark educate Baptiste. Louis with Clark—now his godfather—in April so that they could join a fur-trading expedition. She died at 25, on December 22, , in lonely, cold Fort Manuel on a bluff 70 miles south of present-day Bismarck.
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