A concise look at the legendary Shoshone woman who led explorers Lewis and Clark on their route from the Dakotas to the Pacific Ocean.<\/b><\/p>\n
Born in the Rocky Mountains, Sacagawea was taken captive and held hundreds of miles away from home for years.<\/p>\n
When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark came through her new village, Sacagawea was offered as a guide since the explorers were heading toward Shoshone territory, where she was from.<\/p>\n
Pregnant with her first child and the only woman on the expedition, she accompanied them through the frigid winter of 1804-05 and gave birth to her son as the group traveled west.<\/p>\n
Her knowledge of the land, interpretation skills, and diplomatic manner were\u00a0<\/i><\/small>of great use to the team and helped ensure a successful voyage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[671,667],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["10425"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n