Where did Lewis and Clark meet Sacagawea?
At Fort Mandan. During the winter of 1804-1805, the expedition camped near the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians. A fur trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau was living with the Mandan and Hidatsa. Lewis and Clark recruited Charbonneau to act as an interpreter. Charbonneau brought his wife, Sacagawea. Did you know Sacagawea means “bird woman” in the Shoshone language? Sacagawea was a Shoshone. She was pregnant with her first child. On February 13, 1805, Sacagawea gave birth to her son, Jean Baptiste. He was known as Pompy or Little Pomp. Sacagawea carried Pompy on her back during the entire journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Sacagawea played an important role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. She was familiar with the land and the languages so she served as a guide and interpreter. She also saved equipment and journals when one of their boats tipped over. Sacagawea probably died in 1812. After her death, William Clark raised Pompy and her daughter, Lisette. Today, Sacagawea and Pompy are p
