See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Pocahantas Story.
Life Lesson #82 – Maintain Your Heading.
Just over two hundred years ago, where the state of Idaho is now, a little Indian girl was born in a tribe called the Shoshonis. She was given the name, Sacajawea, which meant “Bird Woman.” Life was very hard for her tribe, so even as a little girl she had to learn how to work.
Then one day Sacajawea was stolen away from her own camp and taken to live with an enemy tribe. Of course, this meant her whole life would be different. It even meant she had to learn a different language. Through her early years, no one could ever imagine how this one little girl would contribute to the history of America.
You see, most of our great country had not even been explored two hundred years ago when Sacajawea was a girl. So, President Thomas Jefferson gave two men the huge job of traveling through the wild wooded regions that had not been settled. These two men were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were brave and willing to do what the president asked, but it was a dangerous job. Fortunately for them, they met up with a Sacajawea and her husband who then traveled with the men. Sacajawea showed Lewis and Clark how to survive in the wild unexplored land. Lewis and Clark were so grateful that they named a river after her. Now, her picture is even on the gold one-dollar coin. Because of her helpfulness, Sacajawea became a real HERO.
– Jim Lord