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Sacagawea and Meriwether Lewis Meet | Lewis & Clark | PBS LearningMedia
Learn about how Meriwether Lewis first encountered Sacagawea, on February 11, 1805, near the Expedition’s winter camp, Fort Mandan. Sacagawea was a Shoshone girl who had been captured by the Hidasta and then sold to Toussaint Charbonneaux, a fur trapper. The Corps was eager to hire Toussaint Charbonneaux as a translator, knowing that Sacagawea’s knowledge of the Shoshone language would be invaluable to the Expedition.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sacagawea-and-meriwether-lewis-meet-video/ken-burns-lewis-and-clark/
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Sacagawea and the Shoshone, August 1805 | Lewis & Clark | PBS LearningMedia
Learn how Sacagawea played a crucial role in the Corps’ important trade negotiations with the Shoshone in August 1805, near the Continental Divide, and was reunited with her brother Cameahwait.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sacagawea-and-the-shoshone-august-1805-video/lewis-and-clark/
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Nimiipuu/Nez Perce Encounters the Corps | Lewis & Clark | PBS LearningMedia
Learn about the group that called themselves “nimiipuu”—”the people”, and that William Clark called the “Nez Perce,” when the Corps encountered them west of the Continental Divide in October 1805. Hear from Mylie Lawyer, a descendant of the leader Twisted Hair, and historian Stephen Ambrose, as they discuss the first encounter between the Nez Perce and the Corps.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nimiipuu-nez-perce-encounters-the-corps-video/lewis-and-clark/
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Nez Perce: Activity | Lewis & Clark | PBS LearningMedia
In this activity, students research and learn as much as they can about the role of the Nez Perce Tribe and their contributions to Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nez-perce-activity-0045/nez-perce-activity-ken-burns-lewis-clark/
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Shoshone Indians: Activity | Lewis & Clark | PBS LearningMedia
In this activity, students learn as much as they can about the role the Shoshones Indians and their contributions to Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/shoshone-indians-activity-1049/shoshones-indians-activity-ken-burns-lewis-clark/
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Mandan Indians: Activity | Lewis & Clark | PBS LearningMedia
In this activity, students research and learn as much as they can about the role of the Mandan Indians and their contributions to Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mandan-indians-activity-sheet-0043/mandan-indians-activity-ken-burns-lewis-clark/
