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Sacagawea (/ ˌ s æ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w iː ə / SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or / s ə ˌ k ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w eɪ ə / sə-KOG-ə-WAY-ə; [1] also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) [2] [3] [4] was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock". Pensacola – from the Choctaw name of a Muskogean group, "hair people", from pashi, "hair" + oklah, "people". [45] Steinhatchee – from the Muscogee "hatchee" meaning creek
Over the years, several attempts have been made to name a state after one of the Founding Fathers or other great statesmen of U.S. history: the State of Franklin, the State of Jefferson (three separate attempts), the State of Lincoln (two separate attempts), and the State of Washington; in the end, only Washington materialized (Washington ...
The Koasati language is related to the Alabama language and mutually intelligible to Mikasuki language. [1] Under pressure from European colonization after 1763 and the French defeat in the Seven Years' War, the Coushatta began to move west into Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, which were then under Spanish rule. They settled in these areas ...
Their statues are in the Cascade Locks Marine Park. Sacagawea is dramatically pointing the way with one hand and holding Baptiste's hand with the other. [8] Corps of Discovery is a statue of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea carrying her son Jean-Baptiste, and York. It is in Kansas City and was presented in 2000. [9] Sacagwea by Jim ...
The Nanticoke language was distinct from the Algonquian languages spoken by tribes on the Western Shore of Maryland and along the Potomac River. [2] The last fluent speaker was Lydia E. Clark, who died in 1856.
Sacagawea (1788–1812), Lemhi Shoshone guide of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (1805–1866) son of Sacagawea, explorer, guide, military scout; Cameahwait, chief in the early 19th century; Bear Hunter (d. 1863), war chief; Old Toby; Ned Blackhawk (b. ca. 1970), historian and professor at Yale; Mary Dann and Carrie Dann
Research by linguist Victor Golla in 2007 found that out of an ethnic population of 600, only 200 people are able to speak Hidatsa. There are 6 monolingual speakers, and only 50 speak the language semi-fluently; the most proficient speakers are ages 30 and older, and children are familiar with the language only in passing.