Sacagawea Biography Project & Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

Sacagawea: Facts, Tribe & Death - HISTORY | HISTORY

How do you pronounce Sacagawea? Although most people pronounce her name like “Sacajawea” with a ‘j’ sound, most historians agree it was pronounced “Sah-cah-gah-we-ah” with a hard ‘g,’ which is how Lewis & Clark wrote her name in their diaries. Sacagawea was born in the Lemhi Shoshone tribe, and some modern Shoshone prefer the ‘j’ sound pronunciation, where it’s said to mean “boat launcher.” On the other hand, Sacagawea was abducted by the Hidatsa tribe as a young woman, and its believed her name

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