Radio Rootz' This Day in History
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Key 1
The Lewis and Clark expedition reached the junction of the Missouri and the Yellow Stone River, in what is now North Dakota. They had set out about a year earlier to evaluate the land and explore the Missouri river in search of a trade route to the Pacific Ocean. Early on in their journey, Lewis and Clark were joined by a white translator and his Shoshone wife, Sacajawea, who was sold to him at a young age. Sacajewea played a crucial role in the expedition. Unfortunately, there are many romanticized fabrications about Sacajawea’s life and her contributions are often manipulated to represent “Indian” compliance with colonialism.
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