We studied Lewis & Clark's expedition in grade 4 when I learned of their exploration of thousands of miles of land between North Dakota and the Pacific Ocean. It wasn't until I learned of Sacagawea (Bird Woman) and her contribution to their cause that I became interested in it (Social Studies wasn't my favorite subject in school) and was amazed how this woman travelled so far and made such a great contribution through interpreting and connecting with the tribes along the way...she even gave birth to a son while in that role. She had been abducted by another tribe while she was a young girl and eat the age of 13 married a Quebecois trapper. The direction that she led the explorers through the Rocky Mountains eventually became the route of the Northern Pacific Railway. She was a guide on occasion but was known for creating cultural connections. She also became the symbol a independence for the suffragette movement.
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Nancy McPhee
12/7/2016 11:36:10 am
I really love this painting. I am currently studying many Indigenous cultures, traditions personal biographies and history! Amazing young woman!
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12/9/2016 10:14:15 am
That's very interesting, Nancy, as I am currently studying Indigenous Story Telling...it's a small world!
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