Sacagawea’s Death
Three accounts
by Jay H. Buckley, Maren C. Burgess
There are three accounts of how Sacagawea died as told by John Luttig and William Clark; Eastern Shoshones and Comanches; and the Hidatsas. All three accounts are explained.
Maren C. Burgess
Sacagawea’s Tribal Origin
Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa-Crow?
by Jay H. Buckley, Maren C. Burgess
A major discrepancy among the accounts of Sacagawea’s life is whether her tribal origin is Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa-Crow. Both accounts are explained.
Discover More
- The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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