In the winter of 1804 a young Lemhi Shoshone woman named Sacagawea joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition while expecting her first child; captured by Hidatsa raiders and later sold to a French Canadian trapper she became an interpreter. In February 1805 she gave birth to Jean Baptiste in a freezing Dakota winter and carried him across 8000 miles of uncharted wilderness. Her expertise and calm determination steered the Corps through treacherous lands and helped foster peace among the tribes. | Hi

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