Sacagawea

a Hero, a Legend, an Interpreter


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      Sacagawea was extremely valuable to the Lewis and Clark expedition.  She helped them obtain horses from her tribe, saved items from washing overboard on their canoes, and much, much more.  This website teaches of the assistance Sacagawea provided.  It also describes her life, her tribe, and how interpreting is used today in court.

                                                  

         Sacagawea's Life-This article of my website gives a brief history of Sacagawea's life.  It tells of the hardships and the good experiences that Sacagawea experienced during the expedition.

          Sacagawea's Tribe-As you pry further into my website, you shall find information on where the Shoshone Indians live today, which is  in the beautiful Wind River Basin, pictured to the left.

            Interpreting-This section of my website explains how interpreting is used in today's courtrooms.  Interpreters today are certified in thirteen different languages.  Interpreters can still be used in court as a non-certified interpreter if it is for a language other than the first thirteen.

           Analysis-This segment of my website details how my topic relates to the theme. (excerpt) The theme is communication in history.  Since Sacagawea is mostly thought of as an interpreter, she is clearly linked to this year's theme.  Lewis and Clark actually thought her more valuable than her husband, Charbonneau.

           Process Paper-The link to the left with this title will take you to my process paper.  I worked long and hard on this website.  Here is an excerpt: Most of my research was done on the internet.  I was not able to find many primary sources on Sacagawea, except in the book The Journals of Lewis and Clark which I had purchased in an effort to expand my knowledge further into the subject.

           Secondary Sources-This is a list of bibliographic entries with annotations. All the second-hand accounts of Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, and her role as an interpreter, that I used, are listed here.

           Primary Sources-This list is also of bibliographic entries and annotations.  But these are not second-hand sources.  This list is laden with first-hand accounts.  They are the most reliable, and most important, sources to my project.